Blackburn College

Blackburn with Darwen · BB2 1LH

General information Secondary School · 16-99 years Who goes here Pupil demographics

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Blackburn College

General Information

Address: Blackburn College, Harrison Centre, Blackburn, BB2 1LH – View on map
Phone: 0125455144
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Dr Fazal Dad
Age range: 16-99 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

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Behaviour

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Across Blackburn with Darwen: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 46 (3.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 13 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

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Sixth Form (A-level) Results

Average A-level grade: C+ (33.2 points per entry)
AAB or higher with 2 facilitating subjects: 7.1%
Progress: 0.03 · at expected
Total A-level entries: 188
Applied General (BTEC etc.) average grade: Dist- (30.0 pts per entry)
Tech Level / T-level average grade: Merit+ (26.7 pts per entry)
Data year: 2024/25

A-level trend 4-year

Average A-level points per entry across the past 4 years. The grey dashed lines mark grade boundaries - 40 = C, 50 = B, 60 = A, 70 = A*. The direction of the line matters more than any single year.

About sixth form results

These figures come from the Department for Education's "16 to 18" performance data. The average grade is the parent-facing headline - a straight-across picture of how pupils did, in the letter form everyone recognises. Average points per entry is the same thing on DfE's underlying scale, where roughly 30 = D, 40 = C, 50 = B, 60 = A, 70 = A*.

"AAB or higher with 2 facilitating subjects" is the DfE's closest published figure to a "top performers" rate - facilitating subjects are the traditional academic A-levels (maths, sciences, modern languages, history, geography, English literature) that leading universities commonly require. It won't apply to schools focused on vocational qualifications.

Progress is DfE's value-added score - what pupils achieved compared to what you'd expect given their GCSE starting points. A positive figure means above expectations, zero means at expectations, negative below. It's often the fairest single number for comparing sixth forms with different intakes.

If the school also offers Applied General (BTECs and similar) or Tech Level / T-level qualifications, the average grades for those are shown separately, because grading scales (Distinction/Merit/Pass vs A*/A/B) don't translate directly.

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Financials

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General Information

Who goes here

Behaviour

Across Blackburn with Darwen: suspensions by reason

SEN

Educational Attainment

Sixth Form (A-level) Results ?

A-level trend 4-year

Financials

Sixth Form (A-level) Results