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Grammar schools in Blackburn

There are no grammar schools in Blackburn.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire have 4 of them, but none in Blackburn itself — so every state secondary in Blackburn admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, about 9.2 miles away in Lancashire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire

Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire have 4 grammar schools, but none in Blackburn itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Blackburn

Straight-line distance from the centre of Blackburn — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Clitheroe 9.2 miles Mixed Outstanding
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Rossendale 10.3 miles Mixed Inadequate
Urmston Grammar Academy Manchester 21.4 miles Mixed Good
Stretford Grammar School Manchester 22.6 miles Mixed Good
Skipton Girls' High School Skipton 23.5 miles Girls Good
Ermysted's Grammar School Skipton 23.6 miles Boys Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Immediate catchment area residents eligible for Pupil Premium (published source)
  3. Immediate catchment area residents (published source)

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Children attending Area 1 primary schools, ranked by entrance exam mark (siblings at BRGS get priority within this tier) (published source)
  3. Children attending Area 2 primary schools, ranked by entrance exam mark (siblings at BRGS get priority within this tier) (published source)

Urmston Grammar Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children (published source)
  2. About 15 places for the highest-scoring Pupil Premium children (minimum 324), wherever they live (published source)
  3. About 20 places for the top scorers, wherever they live (published source)

Stretford Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children, including those adopted from state care outside England (published source)
  2. Children in the catchment area receiving the Pupil or Service Premium (published source)
  3. Children with a sibling at the school in Years 7–11 (published source)

Ermysted's Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children who met the required standard (published source)
  2. Applicants within the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)
  3. Applicants outside the catchment area who met the required standard (published source)

Schools in Blackburn

Blackburn has 77 open schools. Browse all Blackburn schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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