Blackburn Central High School | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Blackburn Central High School

Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HJ

https://www.bchs.co.uk/

Blackburn Central High School is a non-selective academy. It has about 960 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In December 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Oak Learning Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Hazel Wood High School and Philips High School.)

Particular strengths include Finances. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8		Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
1.0		St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
1.5		Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
1.7		Darwen Vale High School
1.7		Witton Park Academy
1.9		St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
2.1		Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
2.2		Pleckgate High School
2.9		Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
3.0		Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
3.1		The Hyndburn Academy

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Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite high.

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

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