Schools in Arran Avenue
Lancashire · Blackburn with Darwen · 1 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Blackburn with Darwen (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Blackburn with Darwen (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
1
of 13 in & around Arran Avenue rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in Arran Avenue (1)
By type:Primary schools in Arran Avenue (1)
1
1 primary · 0 secondary
215
90% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
240
25 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
69.0%
KS2 Maths
76.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
28 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +7 primary and +5 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
90% occupied · 25 spare places
Other schools near Arran Avenue
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if Arran Avenue's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Newfield School
Special · Blackburn
St Antony's RC Primary School
Primary · Blackburn
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Blackburn
Shadsworth Infant School
Primary · Blackburn
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Blackburn
Audley Junior School
Primary · Blackburn
Audley Infant School
Primary · Blackburn
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Blackburn
Questions parents ask about schools in Arran Avenue
How many schools are there in Arran Avenue?
Arran Avenue has 1 open school.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Arran Avenue?
None of the 1 graded schools in Arran Avenue currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Do schools in Arran Avenue have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Arran Avenue have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Blackburn with Darwen allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Arran Avenue?
Apply to Blackburn with Darwen through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
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