What schools serve Blackburn?

There are 79 schools in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, including Longshaw Nursery School, Ashworth Nursery School, Brunel Nursery School, Audley Junior School, Griffin Park Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Blackburn?

Blackburn has 54 primary schools and 10 secondary schools. There are also 15 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Blackburn?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Blackburn, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Blackburn schools are set by Blackburn with Darwen and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Blackburn with Darwen admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Blackburn?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Blackburn are set by Blackburn with Darwen as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Blackburn

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Blackburn has 79 schools including 54 primaries and 10 secondaries, coordinated by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - a unitary authority covering both Blackburn and the adjacent town of Darwen. Faith schools form a significant part of the primary sector; Church of England and Roman Catholic schools combined account for roughly a third of primary places and apply denominational criteria ahead of distance.

Secondary demand in Blackburn is concentrated around a handful of well-regarded academies in the town centre and Shadsworth areas. Blackburn with Darwen operates a comprehensive secondary system with no grammar schools. The council's coordinated scheme opens in September for the following September intake, with National Offer Day for secondaries in March.

School demand in Blackburn

Across the 73 schools in Blackburn with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 16 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

45 schools in Blackburn have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

14 of the schools in Blackburn are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Blackburn with Darwen, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

26 of the schools in Blackburn have a current Ofsted rating, of which 25 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Blackburn: 11 oversubscribed (54)

Audley Junior School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 1SE

Ages 7-11 389 pupils Capacity 420

Griffin Park Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB2 2PN

Ages 3-11 234 pupils Capacity 210

Intack Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 3HY

Ages 3-11 399 pupils Capacity 472

Longshaw Community Junior School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB2 3NX

Ages 7-11 360 pupils Capacity 360

Meadowhead Junior School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB2 4QG

Ages 7-11 216 pupils Capacity 240

Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Community school

BLACKBURN · BB2 4TT

Ages 3-7 160 pupils Capacity 180

Daisyfield Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 5LB

Ages 3-11 295 pupils Capacity 316

Lammack Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 8LH

Ages 4-11 527 pupils Capacity 550

Longshaw Infant School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB2 3NF

Ages 4-7 215 pupils Capacity 270

Roe Lee Park Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 9RP

Ages 3-11 431 pupils Capacity 403

Audley Infant School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 1SE

Ages 3-7 292 pupils Capacity 300

Great Harwood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB6 7JQ

Ages 3-11 209 pupils Capacity 315

Feniscowles Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB2 5EG

Ages 4-11 410 pupils Capacity 420

Shadsworth Infant School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 2EL

Ages 3-11 219 pupils Capacity 220

Cedars Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 8HQ

Ages 3-11 416 pupils Capacity 420

Brookhouse Primary School

Primary · Community school

Blackburn · BB1 6NY

Ages 2-11 255 pupils Capacity 210

Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Blackburn · BB1 1NE

Ages 3-11 459 pupils Capacity 420

St Michael With St John CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Blackburn · BB1 6LE

Ages 4-11 282 pupils Capacity 315

Rishton Methodist Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Blackburn · BB1 4JF

Ages 3-11 157 pupils Capacity 226