Secondary
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
North Road, Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 770 of 821 places
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
23%
37.2
9th 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 | 37.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 |
| Entered the EBacc | 33% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% |
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.
North Road, Blackburn, BB1 1PY
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.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Michael Wright
- Address
- North Road, Blackburn, BB1 1PY
- Telephone
- 01254588388