Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TD
1,243 pupils · 101% of 1,230 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 41.8%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 5 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 32.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.31 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 219 | 67 | 393 | 147 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 221 | 101 | 435 | 168 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 261 | 113 | 481 | 191 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 256 | 91 | 492 | 194 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 241 | 112 | 456 | 193 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 242 | 145 | 429 | 198 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 219 | 102 | 409 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 216 | 105 | 484 | 192 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 1.4 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 1.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 1.6 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blackburn Central High School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.