Councils · England · Blackburn with Darwen
Schools in Blackburn with Darwen, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 56 primary, 12 secondary — with Blackburn with Darwen’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Blackburn with Darwen’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Blackburn with Darwen’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
Find your shortlist.
All 83state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 56
Ashleigh Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Audley Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Audley Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Avondale Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Not judged
Brookhouse Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Cedars Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Daisyfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Inadequate
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · DARWEN
Ofsted · Good
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Feniscowles Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Griffin Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Not judged
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity VC School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Intack Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Lammack Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Longshaw Community Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Longshaw Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Lower Darwen Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · BLACKBURN
Ofsted · Good
Meadowhead Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Not judged yet
Roe Lee Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Shadsworth Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Shadsworth Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Arran Avenue
Ofsted · Good
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Not judged
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Antony's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St James' Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Not judged
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · DARWEN
Ofsted · Good
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Not judged
St Silas's CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
The Olive School, Blackburn
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Outstanding
Turton Belmont Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bolton
Ofsted · Good
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bolton
Ofsted · Good
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Outstanding
Secondary · 12
Blackburn Central High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Studio schools · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Darwen Vale High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Pleckgate High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Outstanding
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Blackburn
Ofsted · Outstanding
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Blackburn
Ofsted · Outstanding
Witton Park Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 15
Al Islah Girls' High School
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · BLACKBURN
Ofsted · Good
Aurora Woodlands School
Other independent special school · Ages 10-19 · Mixed · Lancashire
Ofsted · Good
Blackburn College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Crosshill Special School
Academy special converter · Ages 5-18 · Mixed · Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Dar Ul Madinah
Other independent school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Eden School
Free schools special · Ages 8-16 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Islamiyah School
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · Blackburn
Not judged yet
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
Other independent school · Ages 11-25 · Boys · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Lower Pastures
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Nr Darwen
Ofsted · Good
Markazul Uloom
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Boys · Blackburn
Ofsted · Inadequate
Newfield School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Not judged
Noorul Uloom
Other independent school · Ages 11-23 · Girls
Ofsted · Good
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda
Other independent school · Ages 11-25 · Girls · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
Other independent school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Blackburn
Ofsted · Good
Westholme School
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Blackburn
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Blackburn with Darwen.
If you live in Blackburn with Darwen, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Blackburn with Darwen secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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