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Schools in BB2 3

The schools families in BB2 3 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Population
16,646 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BB2 3

8 schools in BB2 3: 4 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 7 that publish a capacity are 88% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools
8
in BB2 3
Good or better
100%
Of 6 with an Ofsted grade
How full
88%
Well used: 2,086 pupils for 2,367 places
Over capacity
1
More pupils than places, of 7 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BB2 3
12%
62%
25%
  • Excellent12.5%
  • Good62.5%
  • Not rated25%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Blackburn Central High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,015 pupils · 113% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · December 2022
  • Longshaw Community Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 334 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · November 2022
  • Longshaw Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–7 · 203 pupils · 75% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · January 2026
  • St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 203 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · October 2022
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 180 pupils · 86% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · May 2026
  • Noorul Uloom
    Other · ages 11–23 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 125 pupils · 62% full
    Not rated
    141 yards
  • Longshaw Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 101 pupils
    Good
    0.4 miles · April 2024
  • Markazul Uloom
    Other · ages 11–19 · Independent · Boys · Faith school · 26 pupils · 12% full
    Not rated
    141 yards
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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