St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy is a secondary school located in Blackburn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Duckworth Street, Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Website: www.saintwilfrids.co.uk
Telephone: 01254604000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Miss C Huddleston
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136900

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1630
Number of Pupils: 1508
Number of Boys: 706
Number of Girls: 802

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.5 Confidence interval 0.33 to 0.67
Of the 235 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 230 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:57%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.21
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 576 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES
3out of 4 1,579 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF
3out of 4 1,788 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Hancock Street , BB2 2LZ
3out of 4 366 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Oakenhurst Road , BB2 1SN
4out of 4 565 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Griffin Park Primary School
Cavendish Place , BB2 2PN
2out of 4 653 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Feilden Street , BB2 1LQ
2out of 4 817 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Norfolk Street , Mill Hill BB2 4EW
2out of 4 1,100 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD
4out of 4 407 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD
3out of 4 1,174 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 1,821 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD
4out of 4 1,931 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH
- not rated 755 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX
- not rated 2,164 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
West Park Road , BB2 6DF
2out of 4 1,310 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD
- not rated 1,236 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Noorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd , Blackburn BB2 3NY
- not rated 1,520 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Markazul Uloom
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY
- not rated 1,520 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Crosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 1,732 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF
- not rated 1,904 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.