St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR · Blackburn with Darwen · secondary school
4th 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 — 7.5/10 against 920 of them, against 6.9/10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 53.4 · 71 | 30% | 2.13 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.19 · 64 | 25% | 1.60 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 50.8 · 74 | 10% | 0.74 |
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, 53.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 50.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.19 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.9 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in 2023.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Dance, Fitness, Choir, Music ensembles, Science club, and Coding. Sports include Football, Netball, Swimming Gala, Sports Day, Curling, Bench Ball, and Hula-Hooping. Arts features School productions and a Spring Music and Dance Showcase. Trips include an Italy Ski Trip and the Duke of Edinburgh Award. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 1489 pupils in a capacity of 1630, leaving 141 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help to reach the national median in Attainment 8? What specific activities are included in the after-school club? How does the school maintain its Good rating following the 2023 inspection?
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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