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Schools near BB1 5BT

The schools families in BB1 5BT choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Neighbourhood: Central Blackburn
Council: Blackburn with Darwen
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,776 (2024)

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Schools

Schools near BB1 5BT

28 schools within 1 mile of BB1 5BT: 15 primary, 4 secondary and 9 other, including 5 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 24 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.

Schools

within 1 mile of BB1 5BT

Good or better

100%

Of 22 with an Ofsted grade

How full

90%

Well used: 9,895 pupils for 11,033 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places, of 24 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BB1 5BT

71%

21%

Excellent7.1%
Good71.4%
Not rated21.4%

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The nearest schools

St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 154 pupils · 73% full
Good
0.1 miles · September 2021
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 262 pupils · 83% full
Good
0.2 miles · October 2022
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 258 pupils · 92% full
Good
0.4 miles · January 2026
Brunel Nursery School
Nursery · ages 3–4 · 34 pupils
Good
0.4 miles · May 2026
Brookhouse Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · 247 pupils · 118% full
Good
0.4 miles · October 2022
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 214 pupils · 93% full
Good
0.5 miles · January 2026
Daisyfield Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 292 pupils · 92% full
Good
0.5 miles · October 2023
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 395 pupils · 82% full
Good
0.5 miles · December 2022
Blackburn College
Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
Not rated
0.6 miles
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
Other · ages 11–25 · Independent · Boys · 354 pupils · 64% full
Not rated
0.6 miles
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
Other · ages 4–11 · Independent · 140 pupils · 97% full
Not rated
0.6 miles
Al Islah Girls' High School
Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 119 pupils · 49% full
Not rated
0.6 miles
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 464 pupils · 110% full
Good
0.6 miles · February 2024
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda
Other · ages 11–25 · Independent · Girls · 246 pupils · 55% full
Not rated
0.6 miles
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 392 pupils · 93% full
Good
0.7 miles · February 2022
Cedars Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 407 pupils · 97% full
Good
0.7 miles · November 2019
St Thomas's Centre
Other · ages 5–16 · 115 pupils
Excellent
0.7 miles · June 2024
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 419 pupils · 100% full
Good
0.8 miles · July 2024
Ashworth Nursery School
Nursery · ages 3–4 · 71 pupils
Good
0.8 miles · May 2026
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Secondary · ages 11–19 · 873 pupils · 87% full
Good
0.8 miles · September 2019

And 8 more.

How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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