Blackburn Central High School | Secondary in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen | Ofsted & DfE

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

28%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

41.3

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.17

Progress 8 · 2018/19

53%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

628.1

EBacc APS · 2018/19

891

Pupils · 2018/19

60%

EAL · 2018/19

14%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

28%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

41.3

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.17

Progress 8 · 2018/19

53%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

628.1

EBacc APS · 2018/19

891

Pupils · 2018/19

60%

EAL · 2018/19

14%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

52%

GCSE 9–4 · 2018/19

28%

GCSE 5+ · 2018/19

41.3

Attainment 8 · 2018/19

+0.17

Progress 8 · 2018/19

53%

EBacc entry · 2018/19

628.1

EBacc APS · 2018/19

891

Pupils · 2018/19

60%

EAL · 2018/19

14%

Persistent abs. · 2018/19

Closed school

This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2018/19.

Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen

PhaseSecondary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio14.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusClosed

Overview of Blackburn Central High School · Secondary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2018/19 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

52%

-2pp

55%54%52%

'17'18'19

'19 · 52%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

28%

-3pp

31%30%28%

'17'18'19

'19 · 28%

Attainment 8

41.3

+0.4

41.341.040.8

'17'18'19

'19 · 41.3

Progress 8

+0.17

+0.2

+0.20.0-0.1

'17'18'19

'19 · +0.2

EBacc entry

53%

-3pp

56%46%36%

'17'18'19

'19 · 53%

EBacc APS

628.1

-46.4

674.6651.3628.1

'18'19

'19 · 628.1

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Pupils & context

2018/19

Pupils on roll

891

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.4

EAL

60%

FSM eligible

41%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ

Local authority

Blackburn with Darwen

Website

—

Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2018/19	52%	28%	41.3	+0.17	53%	628.1	56%	891
2017/18	54%	31%	40.9	-0.08	56%	674.6	62%	891
2016/17	55%	31%	40.8	+0.00	36%	—	38%	863

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2018/19	891	14.4	16%	60%	41%	6%	14%
2017/18	891	13.9	19%	64%	44%	6%	14%
2016/17	863	15.2	18%	67%	47%	5%	14%