Schools in Lancashire
Lancashire · Blackburn with Darwen · 3 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 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 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Blackburn with Darwen (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Lancashire (3)
- Bridgeway School
Special · Ages 9-18 · Independent · PR5 6EP
Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)Attainment 8: 14.2 (2026) - Aurora Woodlands School
Special · Ages 10-19 · Independent · BB3 2NG
Ofsted: Good (2025)Attainment 8: 6.6 (2026)
By type:Special schools in Lancashire (3)
3
0 primary · 0 secondary
127
96% capacity used
3
1 outstanding · 2 good
132
5 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
10.4
GCSE Eng+Maths
13.6%
Questions parents ask about schools in Lancashire
How many schools are there in Lancashire?
Lancashire has 3 open schools.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Lancashire are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Lancashire was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Bridgeway School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 3 graded schools here are rated 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 Lancashire have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Lancashire have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council 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 Lancashire?
Apply to your council - Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire or North Yorkshire, depending on your address - 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.