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School admissions in Blackburn with Darwen

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 23 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

51 schools. 11 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
The Olive School, BlackburnBlackburn1.7390not published
Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyBlackburn1.44590.172 miles 2026
St Antony's RC Primary SchoolBlackburn1.40300.166 miles 2026
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnBlackburn1.3730not published
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolDarwen1.3429not published
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolBlackburn1.20300.571 miles 2026
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolBlackburn1.18600.411 miles 2026
Feniscowles Primary SchoolBlackburn1.15601.474 miles 2026
Daisyfield Primary SchoolBlackburn1.10300.181 miles 2026
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBlackburn1.10300.517 miles 2026
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolDarwen1.03300.917 miles 2026
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryBlackburn1.00601.162 miles 2026
Holy Trinity VC SchoolDarwen1.004not published
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBlackburn1.0026not published
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolDarwen1.007not published
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyDarwen1.0013not published
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolDarwen1.003not published
Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolBolton1.007not published
Avondale Primary SchoolDarwen0.9853not published
Lammack Primary SchoolBlackburn0.97900.849 miles 2026
Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryDarwen0.9729not published
Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyDarwen0.9729not published
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolDARWEN0.9627not published
St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnBlackburn0.9645not published
Longshaw Infant SchoolBlackburn0.9574not published
Ashleigh Primary SchoolDarwen0.94341.273 miles 2026
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolBlackburn0.9449not published
Griffin Park Primary SchoolBlackburn0.93300.843 miles 2026
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBlackburn0.9225not published
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBlackburn0.90600.52 miles 2026
Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolBlackburn0.8945not published
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolBlackburn0.8918not published
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolBlackburn0.8824not published
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenDARWEN0.8816not published
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnBlackburn0.8643not published
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolBlackburn0.8635not published
Cedars Primary SchoolBlackburn0.8552not published
Shadsworth Infant SchoolBlackburn0.8458not published
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBlackburn0.8419not published
Intack Primary SchoolBlackburn0.8336not published
Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryBLACKBURN0.8341not published
Lower Darwen Primary SchoolDarwen0.8244not published
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyDarwen0.8126not published
Brookhouse Primary SchoolBlackburn0.8025not published
St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolBlackburn0.8030not published
Audley Infant SchoolBlackburn0.8069not published
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyBlackburn0.7722not published
Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolBlackburn0.7552not published
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBlackburn0.7423not published
St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolBlackburn0.6221not published
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBlackburn0.5917not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

11 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolBlackburn2.081200.227 miles 2026
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolBlackburn2.03115not published
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnBlackburn1.27207not published
St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyBlackburn1.16252not published
Pleckgate High SchoolBlackburn1.062651.06 miles 2026
Darwen Vale High SchoolDarwen0.902332.431 miles 2026
Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyDarwen0.88145not published
Blackburn Central High SchoolBlackburn0.76197not published
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolBlackburn0.75167not published
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyBlackburn0.68155not published
Witton Park AcademyBlackburn0.31219not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.