Our Lady and St John Catholic College

Last updated December 16, 2025

Our Lady & St John Catholic College
Location

North Road Blackburn , Lancashire , BB1 1PY England
Coordinates	53°44′32″N2°27′16″W / 53.742096°N 2.454445°W / 53.742096; -2.454445
Information
Type	Voluntary aided
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Established	1987;38 years ago (1987)
Local authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Department for Education URN	119790 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of governors	Canon Jude Harrison
Headteacher	Peter Tite
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 16
Enrolment	1,000
Website	olsj.blackburn.sch.uk

Our Lady & St John Catholic College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

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The school was created in 1987 by the amalgamation of Notre Dame Grammar School and St. John Rigby R.C. High School.^[1] A purpose-built vocational centre opened in September 2009.

Attainment

In 2009, 69% of Year 11 students achieved 5 A*-C GCSE passes. The school's value-added measure was 1011 in 2007 (national average 1000).^[2]

Alumni

Notre Dame High School

Matt Derbyshire, professional footballer
Polly James, actress who played Beryl Hennessey in The Liver Birds

References

↑ "Secondary Education and St. Alban's". St Alban and the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
↑ www.bbc.co.uk. Accessed 13 May 2008.

v t e Schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Secondary schools	Blackburn Central High School Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio Darwen Vale High School Our Lady and St John Catholic College Pleckgate High School Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School St Bede's Catholic High School St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Witton Park Academy
Independent schools	Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda Westholme School
Further education	Blackburn College St Mary's College

v t e Diocese of Salford
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
Bishops of Salford I: William Turner II: Herbert Vaughan III: John Bilsborrow IV: Louis Casartelli V: Thomas Henshaw VI: Henry Marshall VII: George Beck VIII: Thomas Holland IX: Patrick Kelly X: Terence Brain (Bishop Emeritus) XI: John Arnold
Churches Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist St Anne's Church, Blackburn Pleasington Priory St Patrick's Church, Bolton Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley St Marie's Church, Bury St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem) Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester Manchester Oratory Gorton Monastery St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme Corpus Christi Priory Christ Church, Nelson Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst St Ann's, Stretford All Saints' Church, Urmston
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Saint Joseph (19 March) Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16 July)
Schools Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn St Mary's College, Blackburn Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley Holy Cross College, Bury St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge Loreto College, Manchester Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Bede's College, Manchester St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester Xaverian College, Manchester Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham St Monica's High School, Prestwich All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport Stella Maris School, Stockport Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley
See also Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District Wardley Hall St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardley John Vaughan Geoffrey Burke
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Our Lady and St John Catholic College

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