Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY · Blackburn with Darwen · secondary school
12th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 1.4/10 against 412 of them, against 0.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 22.5 · 6 | 45% | 0.27 |
| Ofsted | 5 | 40% | 0.22 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 37.2 · 11 | 15% | 0.16 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 22.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. The school’s Attainment 8 score was 37.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in May 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (1.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 812 pupils in a capacity of 821 places, leaving 9 spare spots. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support students who are below the national median in Attainment 8? What specific actions have been taken since the 2023 inspection to address the "Requires improvement" rating? How does the school manage entry given that only 9 places remain?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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