Blackburn Central High School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Blackburn with Darwen council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 150 families put this school as their first choice, and 197 places were offered. 150 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 14 December 2022: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1015 (capacity 900)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Phone

01254505700

Address

Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ

Website

bchs.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports