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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 1PYSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
May 2023
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.7×
First choices did not exceed offers made
106 1st-choice / 155 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 770 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 821.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (16 May 2023). the published Attainment 8 score was 37.2 for 2024/25. admissions data records 106 first-preference applications and 155 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressNorth Road, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 1PY
HeadteacherMr Michael Wright
Local AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
Number of Pupils770
Free School Meals (FSM)47.7%
School Capacity770 / 821 (94% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

16 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 6 Jul 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere Learning

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.