Blackburn Central High School

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Blackburn Central High School
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Address
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road

Blackburn

Blackburn
,
Lancashire
,
BB2 3HJ

England
Coordinates 53°44′18″N2°28′06″W / 53.73847°N 2.46829°W / 53.73847; -2.46829 Coordinates: 53°44′18″N2°28′06″W / 53.73847°N 2.46829°W / 53.73847; -2.46829
Information
Type Academy
MottoAspire and achieve
School districtBlackburn with Darwen
Local authority Blackburn with Darwen
TrustChampion Education Trust
Department for Education URN 146936 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Trust LeaderDiane Atkinson
HeadteacherShanaz Hussain
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 16
Website http://www.bchs.co.uk/

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

Contents

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]

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References

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


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