Overall Oxbridge
#1,503
6 ranked schools · -589 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
48
Offers
5
Offer rate10.4%
-12.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Lancashire's second-largest town after Blackpool, Blackburn anchors the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, where the West Pennine Moors rise to the south. Textile production has shaped the town since the mid-thirteenth century, accelerating through the industrial revolution before a sharp post-war decline left the familiar marks of deindustrialisation across mill-town streets. Around 118,000 people live in the town itself today, with the borough extending to Darwen to the south.
Audley and Little Harwood are among the most school-competitive districts for primary places, while Stonyhurst draws families targeting selective and independent school options north of the town centre. Both Mill Hill and Wensley Fold lie further out. Rail services connect Blackburn to Preston in around fifteen minutes on the East Lancashire line, with onward connections to Manchester Victoria.
Area Performance
Across 83 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.52/10, +0.11 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Blackburn schools
Blackburn vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Blackburn schools
top 50% of 14,978
top 50% of 14,978
top 44% of 3,862
top 44% of 3,862
top 44% of 2,555
top 44% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
6 ranked schools · -589 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
48
Offers
5
Oxford
5 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
28
Offers
0
Cambridge
5 ranked schools · -210 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
20
Offers
5
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