Blackburn College

About Blackburn College

Blackburn College, a state sixth-form college for students aged 16 to 99, posts academic outcomes that are broadly in line with the local average for its type, though its headline metrics tell a slightly more nuanced story. The college’s A-level value-added score sits at -0.04, which is just a hair below the local authority average Progress 8 score of 0.05 for secondary schools. This places it in the ‘Average’ progress banding, meaning students typically achieve about what you’d expect given their prior attainment. Its average points per entry of 33.09 equates to a grade of C+, and the best three A-levels average out at 32.88 points, also a C+. While these figures don’t leap ahead of the local competition, they are solid and consistent. For context, the top-performing schools in the borough, such as Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School, achieve a ranking score of 2.05, so Blackburn College is not in that elite tier, but it offers a reliable, middle-ground option for post-16 study.

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