Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

Secondary · Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 1PY · URN 150308

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-05-16Cohort 770Roman CatholicNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 178

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 22 schools in Blackburn with Darwen

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
37.2
Blackburn with Darwen 44.51England 46.1
7.3 below the area average of 44.5
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
22.5%
Blackburn with Darwen 43.4%England 45.9%
20.8 percentage points below the area average of 43.4
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
42.1%
Blackburn with Darwen 58.6%
16.5 percentage points below the area average of 58.6
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.16
Blackburn with Darwen 4.01England 4.07
0.8 below the area average of 4
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
5.1%
Blackburn with Darwen 19.8%England 17.6%
14.7 percentage points below the area average of 19.8
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
32.6%
Blackburn with Darwen 47.6%
15 percentage points below the area average of 47.6
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
43.3%
Blackburn with Darwen 38.5%
4.8 percentage points above the area average of 38.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
178
Blackburn with Darwen 113
64.9 above the area average of 113.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Blackburn with Darwen	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	37.2 Blackburn with Darwen 44.51England 46.1	7.3 below the area average of 44.5	8.9 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	22.5% Blackburn with Darwen 43.4%England 45.9%	20.8 percentage points below the area average of 43.4	23.4 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	42.1% Blackburn with Darwen 58.6%	16.5 percentage points below the area average of 58.6	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.16 Blackburn with Darwen 4.01England 4.07	0.8 below the area average of 4	0.9 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	5.1% Blackburn with Darwen 19.8%England 17.6%	14.7 percentage points below the area average of 19.8	12.5 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	32.6% Blackburn with Darwen 47.6%	15 percentage points below the area average of 47.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	43.3% Blackburn with Darwen 38.5%	4.8 percentage points above the area average of 38.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	178 Blackburn with Darwen 113	64.9 above the area average of 113.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Blackburn with Darwen · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 22.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 38.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 47.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.2pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18.3pupils per teacher

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Requires improvement at its inspection on 16/05/2023.
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