Secondary
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1243 of 1230 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Trust
- ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 84.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 111.4
- Pupils per adult
- 11.2
- Pupils
- 1,252
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)September 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
37%
11 points below the Blackburn average (48% across 10 schools)
40.3
8.2 below the Blackburn average (48.5 across 10 schools)
10th of 10 by our score, among the secondary schools in Blackburn we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 |
| Entered the EBacc | 32% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43% |
| 22/23 | 33% |
| 23/24 | 31% |
| 24/25 | 37% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.07 |
| 22/23 | -0.70 |
| 23/24 | -0.70 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 45.0 |
| 22/23 | 38.3 |
| 23/24 | 36.0 |
| 24/25 | 40.3 |
Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Blackburn with Darwen admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Martin Knowles
- Address
- Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TD
- Telephone
- 01254264551