Schools and education

BB3 3BL: 53 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 53
Nearby establishment records: 83
Primary nearby: 33
Secondary nearby: 8

All establishment records

61-80 of 83 · Within 3.1 miles

Our Lady and St John Catholic College

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 30 November 2023

Location

BB1 1PY, 4.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Audley Infant School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-7

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB1 1SE, 4.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

Not published
Audley Junior School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB1 1SE, 4.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
St Antony's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB1 2HP, 4.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Shadsworth Infant School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB1 2EL, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: suppressed
Meadowhead Junior School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB2 4QG, 4.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 40% expected standard
Al Islah Girls' High School
Other independent school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 24 October 1995

Location

BB1 1TF, 4.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 39.6
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 December 2014

Location

BB2 4EW, 4.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 January 2015

Location

BB2 4EW, 4.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 23% expected standard
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-7

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB2 4TT, 4.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

Not published
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 April 2023

Location

BB1 2DR, 4.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Published

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 36% expected standard
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 5-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 March 2023

Location

BB1 2DR, 4.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 May 2014

Location

BB2 2LZ, 4.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 46% expected standard
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 30 April 2014

Location

BB2 2LZ, 4.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Brunel Nursery School

Local authority nursery school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Nursery, ages 3-4

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB1 1ES, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

Not published
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB1 1DF, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Free schools
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-18

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 28 August 2012

Location

BB2 2LD, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 62.5
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB1 1NE, 4.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

BB2 4SR, 4.8 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 47.4
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-18

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 July 2011

Location

BB2 2JR, 4.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.8

School establishment records near BB3 3BL
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Our Lady and St John Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 30 November 2023	BB1 1PY4.1 km away	Not published	Not published
Audley Infant School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-7	Open	-	BB1 1SE4.1 km away	School remains Good	Not published
Audley Junior School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Open	-	BB1 1SE4.1 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
St Antony's RC Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BB1 2HP4.1 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 50% expected standard
Shadsworth Infant School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BB1 2EL4.3 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: suppressed
Meadowhead Junior School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Open	-	BB2 4QG4.3 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 40% expected standard
Al Islah Girls' High School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-16	Open	Opened 24 October 1995	BB1 1TF4.4 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 39.6
St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 31 December 2014	BB2 4EW4.5 km away	Not published	Not published
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Academy sponsor ledView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 January 2015	BB2 4EW4.5 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 23% expected standard
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-7	Open	-	BB2 4TT4.5 km away	School remains Good	Not published
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 April 2023	BB1 2DR4.6 km away	Published	KS2 2024/25: 36% expected standard
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 5-11	Closed	Closed 31 March 2023	BB1 2DR4.6 km away	Not published	Not published
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Academy sponsor ledView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	Opened 1 May 2014	BB2 2LZ4.6 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 46% expected standard
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 30 April 2014	BB2 2LZ4.6 km away	Not published	Not published
Brunel Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery schoolView published school data	NurseryAges 3-4	Open	-	BB1 1ES4.7 km away	School remains Good	Not published
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	BB1 1DF4.7 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Free schoolsView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-18	Open	Opened 28 August 2012	BB2 2LD4.7 km away	Outstanding	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 62.5
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Voluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	BB1 1NE4.7 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 72% expected standard
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	BB2 4SR4.8 km away	Not judged	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 47.4
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Academy converterView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-18	Open	Opened 1 July 2011	BB2 2JR4.9 km away	School remains Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.8

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 631 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.