Blackburn Central High School

Academy in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

53°44′18″N 2°28′06″W / 53.73847°N 2.46829°W / 53.73847; -2.46829InformationTypeAcademyMottoAspire and achieveSchool districtBlackburn with DarwenLocal authorityBlackburn with DarwenTrustChampion Education TrustDepartment for Education URN146936 TablesOfstedReportsTrust LeaderDiane AtkinsonHeadteacherShanaz HussainGenderCo-educationalAge11 to 16Websitehttp://www.bchs.co.uk/

Blackburn Central High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Blackburn, Lancashire.^[1]

The school was formed from the merger of Beardwood High School and Blakewater College and relocated to a new combined campus in September 2012. Construction of the new school site was funded by the Building Schools for the Future programme.^[2] Previously a foundation school administered by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, in October 2019 Blackburn Central High School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Champion Education Trust.

Blackburn Central High School offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils.

Until 2022, the school shared a campus with Crosshill Special School.^[3] Crosshill Special School relocated to their own premises in Darwen in January 2022.

Performance

In a Full Inspection in 2012 Ofsted rated Blackburn Central High School to be 'Good', during a Short Inspection in 2017, Ofsted judged that the school continued to be 'Good'.^[4]

Awards

In 2021, Blackburn Central High School was awarded 'The Renee Black Integration Award' at The Community Volunteer Awards.^[5] In 2022, Blackburn Central High School was awarded 'The Together Award' at the BBC Radio Lancashire Make a Difference Awards.^[6]

References

^ "Blackburn Central High School". bchs.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Latest 'super school' opens doors to Blackburn and Darwen pupils". Lancashire Telegraph.
^ "Home | Crosshill Special School". crosshillblackburn.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". Ofsted. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "Community Volunteer Awards - Community CVS". Community CVS. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ Farnworth, Amy. "14 East Lancs heroes in finals of BBC Radio Lancashire Make A Difference Awards". Lancashire Telegraph. Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2022.