St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

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: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 262 families put this school as their first choice, and 207 places were offered. 205 of the families who put it first got a place (78%). More families put it first than there were places.

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

Latest graded inspection, 4 March 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

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

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1051 (capacity 1050)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Salford

Phone

01254202519

Address

Green Lane, Blackburn, BB2 4SR

Website

stbedesblackburn.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports