Fee-paying schools in BB2, Blackburn with Darwen

9 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central BB2, the nearest being Dar Ul Madinah at 0.7 mi, 6 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Dar Ul Madinah	0.7 mi	5 to 11	Primary
Markazul Uloom	1.1 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Boys Islam
Noorul Uloom	1.1 mi	11 to 23	Secondary Girls Islam
Al Islah Girls' High School	1.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam
Westholme School	1.4 mi	4 to 18	All-through Christian
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School	1.8 mi	11 to 25	Secondary Boys
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School	1.9 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda	1.9 mi	11 to 25	Secondary Girls
Islamiyah School	2.0 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Dar Ul Madinah are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

BB2 also holds 43 state primary and 9 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for BB2 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in BB2?

9 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central BB2, Blackburn with Darwen, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in BB2 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are there single-sex private schools in BB2?

6 of the 9 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.