If your child has been refused a place at Blackburn with Darwen school(s), their name will be placed on the waiting list for the school(s). If places become available, they will be filled from the waiting list in priority order. Waiting lists remain open until the end of the Autumn Term in December 2019.
You also have a right of appeal against the decision to an independent appeal panel. You can appeal for more than one school.
It is expected that the first round of appeals for Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools will be held in May 2019. In order for your appeal to be heard in the first round, you should submit your appeal paperwork no later than March 31, 2019.
Blackburn Central High School, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Darwen Vale High School, Pleckgate High School, and Witton Park Academy
If your child has been refused a place at either of the schools listed above and you wish to appeal, please email admissions@blackburn.gov.uk and request the appropriate appeal(s) form.
Our Lady & St John Catholic College
For information why your child was refused a place, or to obtain an appeal form, please email CTaylor2@olsj.blackburn.sch.uk or call (01254) 588388 and ask for Casandra Taylor.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
For information why your child was refused a place, or to obtain an appeal form, please email admissions@qegsblackburn.com
St Bede's RC High School
For information why your child was refused a place, or to obtain an appeal form, please email jturner2@stbedesblackburn.com or call (01254) 202519 and ask for Jane Turner.
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
For information why your child was refused a place, or to obtain an appeal form, please email knightingale@saintwilfrids.com or call (01254) 604001 and ask for Mrs Nightingale.
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
For information why your child was refused a place, or to obtain an appeal form for Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School, please email admissions@tibhs.staracademies.org or call (01254) 918670 and ask for Aysha Elahi.
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
For information why your child was refused a place, or to obtain an appeal form for Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School, please email TIGHS_Admissions@tighs.staracademies.org or call (01254) 54021 and ask for Muneera Umerji.
Schools located in the area administered by Bolton Council
For information why your child was refused a place at a Bolton school, please visit their website at www.bolton.gov.uk/admissions or email admissions@bolton.gov.uk or call (01204) 333333
Schools located in the area administered by Lancashire County Council
For information why your child was refused a place at a Lancashire school, please visit their website at www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools for full details, appeals forms and information.
Advice is also available from Coram Children's Legal Centre
St Wilfrid's CE Academy
Published admission number : 246
By the closing date for receipt of applications 736 preferences were received.
The Governors applied the admission policy and offered places in the following order of criteria
| Category | Children offered places |
|---|---|
| Pupils with either an education, health and care plan, or a statement of special educational needs | 2 |
| Children in public care or adopted children who were previously in public care | 0 with sibling 5 with no sibling |
| Children with special medical or social circumstances | 0 with sibling 0 with no sibling |
| Parents with not less than weekly worship attendance over a period of two years leading up to 1 September in the year of application, in the Church of England or at churches in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance, with first priority given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll both at the closing date for applications and at the time of transfer, including sixth form. | 10 with siblings 23 with no sibling |
| Parents with not less than fortnightly worship attendance over two years leading up to 1 September in the year of application, in the Church of England or at churches in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance, with first priority given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll both at the closing date for applications and at the time of transfer, including sixth form. | 10 with siblings 18 without siblings |
| Parents with not less than monthly worship attendance over two years leading up to 1 September in the year of application, in the Church of England or at churches in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance, with first priority given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll both at the closing date for applications and at the time of transfer, including sixth form. | 7 with siblings 11 without siblings |
| Parents with not less than weekly worship attendance over a period of one year leading up to 1 September in the year of application, in the Church of England or at churches in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance, with first priority given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll both at the closing date for applications and at the time of transfer, including sixth form. | 0 with sibling 2 with no sibling |
| Parents with not less than fortnightly worship attendance over one year leading up to 1 September in the year of application, in the Church of England or at churches in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance, with first priority given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll both at the closing date for applications and at the time of transfer, including sixth form. | 0 with siblings 4 with no sibling |
| Parents with not less than monthly worship attendance over one year leading up to 1 September in the year of application, in the Church of England or at churches in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance, with first priority given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll both at the closing date for applications and at the time of transfer, including sixth form. | 4 with sibling 4 with no sibling |
| Children with a parent who is an occasional worshipper at the Church of England or at churches in membership of in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance. Occasional worshipping is defined as a minimum of six times for a period of at least one year leading up to 1 September in the year of application. | 4 with siblings 13 with no sibling |
| Children who are occasional worshippers at the Church of England or at churches in membership of in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance. Occasional worshipping is defined as a minimum of six times for a period of at least one year leading up to 1 September in the year of application. | 4 with siblings 9 with no sibling |
| Children of staff | 1 with siblings 0 with no siblings |
| Children who have attended The Redeemer CE Primary School, Blackburn, Mellor St Mary's CE Primary School, St Aidan's CE Academy, St Francis CE Primary School, St Gabriel's CE Primary School, St Paul's CE Primary School, Hoddlesden, St Oswald's CE Primary School, Knuzden or Belthorn Academy, for the whole of year 5 there in the school year before the closing date for applications. | 14 with siblings 35 with no siblings |
| Children with parent(s) or legal guardian(s) who show evidence of being an active member of the major world faiths who are in membership of the UK Interfaith Network; in addition to Christians, it includes Buddhists, Baha'is, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Zorastrianeeps. The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy or worship leader. | 24 with siblings *42 with no siblings |
| Other children on the basis of distance | 0 with siblings 0 with no siblings |
*These places were offered using the distance tiebreak; the address of the last child to be offered a place was 1.287 miles from the school.
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Published admission number : 124
By the closing date for receipt of applications 357 preferences were received.
The Governors applied the admission policy and offered places in the following order of criteria;
| Category | Children offered places |
|---|---|
| Boys with either an education, health and care plan or a statement of special educational needs | 2 |
| Category Group A | Children offered places |
|---|---|
| Looked after Muslim boys or boys previously looked after | 1 |
| Boys whose parent(s) are members of, or women who receive membership benefits of Tauheedul Islam Mosque | 29 |
| Boys whose parent(s) are members of, or women who receive membership benefits of either Al Hidayah, Anisul Islam or Irfan Mosques | 29 |
| Sons of Muslim Staff employed at the school | 0 |
| Muslim boys with a sibling | 0 |
| Muslim boys : Social/ Medical | 0 |
| Muslim boys attending The Olive School, Blackburn | 0 |
| Distance (All other Muslim boys who live nearest to the school) | *2 |
| Group ‘A’ Total | 61 |
| *The distance from home to school of the last child offered a place under Criteria 8 was 0.632 miles. | |
| Category Group B | Children offered places |
| Looked after boys or boys previously looked after | 0 |
| Sons of staff employed at the school | 5 |
| Boys with a sibling | 28 |
| Social / Medical | 1 |
| Boys attending The Olive School, Blackburn | 13 |
| Distance (All other boys who live nearest to the school) | *14 |
| Group ‘B’ Total> | 61 |
*The distance from home to school of the last child offered a place under Criteria 6 was 0.717 miles
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Published admission number : 124
By the closing date for receipt of applications 381 preferences were received.
The Governors applied the admission policy and offered places in the following order of criteria;
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School offered places
| Category | Children offered places |
|---|---|
| Girls with either an education, health and care plan or a statement of special educational needs | 2 |
| Looked after Girls | 1 |
| Girls whose parent(s) are members of, or women who receive the Membership benefits of, Masjid-e-Tauheedul | 41 |
| Girls whose parent(s) are members of, or women who receive Membership benefits of Masjid Al Hidayah, Masjid-e-Irfan, or Masjid-e-Anisul Islam | 48 |
| Daughters of Staff employed at TIGHS or TIGHS Sixth form | 2 |
| Sibling | 30 |
| Girls for whom the governing body accepts that they have proven, exceptionally strong special, medical or social circumstances | 0 |
| Girls attending The Olive School, Blackburn at the time of application | 0 |
| Distance | 0 |
St Bede's RC High School
Published admission number : 210
By the closing date for receipt of applications 454 preferences were received.
The Governors applied the admission policy and offered places in the following order of criteria.
| Category | Children offered places |
|---|---|
| Children with either an education, health and care plan or a statement of special educational needs | 5 |
| Baptised Catholic looked after Children and previously looked after children | 5 |
| Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission | 59 |
| Baptised Catholic children from Partner Primary Schools: - St Paul's & St Peter's (Blackburn), St Edward's & St Joseph's (Darwen) and Feniscowles Primary School | 83 |
| Other Baptised Catholic children | 32 |
| Non Catholic Children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission | 5 |
| A child with a parent or carer employed at St Bede's | 0 |
| Non Catholic children from the Partner Primary Schools | *21 |
| Other children | 0 |
*These places were offered using the distance tiebreak; the address of the last child to be offered a place was 0.840 miles from the school.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Published admission number : 140
By the closing date for receipt of applications 576 preferences were received
The Governors applied the admission policy and offered places to pupils resident within Blackburn Borough Council in the following order of criteria
| BWD | Band 1 | Band 2 | Band 3 | Band 4 | Band 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 6 transfers offered = 23 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| SEN/IPRA/EHCP | |||||
| CIOC | |||||
| Staff Member | 1 | ||||
| Other Children | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| Total | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| Out of Borough | Band 1 | Band 2 | Band 3 | Band 4 | Band 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 6 transfers offered = 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SEN/IPRA/EHCP | 1 | ||||
| CIOC | |||||
| Staff Member | |||||
| Other Children | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 |