St Thomas's Centre
Pupil referral unit school in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen).
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Nearby schools
nearest first47 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Cedars Primary School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.1 mi | Primary | 407 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Islamiyah SchoolOther independent | 0.2 mi | Independent | 153 | - |
| Brookhouse Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 247 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary SchoolOther independent | 0.4 mi | Independent | 140 | - |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.5 mi | Primary | 392 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 1 |
| St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided | 0.5 mi | Primary | 395 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Daisyfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 292 | Good, 2023 |
| Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 424 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Pleckgate High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,339 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 189 | Good, 2023 |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 212 | Good, 2024 |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 354 | - |
| Rawdhatul Ilm Wal HudaOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 246 | - |
| St Michael with St John CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.7 mi | Primary | 262 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 154 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Lammack Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 548 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 873 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Primary | 387 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Blackburn CollegeFurther education | 1.2 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.2 mi | Primary | 464 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013) |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 258 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 214 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Brunel Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 34 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Dar Ul MadinahOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 55 | - |
| Al Islah Girls' High SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 119 | - |
| Ashworth Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.3 mi | Nursery | 71 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 173 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 419 | Good, 2024 |
| St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 311 | Good, 2023 |
| Intack Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 378 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolFree schools | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 746 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Audley Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 280 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Audley Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 392 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (May 2012) |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,483 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 463 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Antony's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 866 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 770 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Blackburn Central High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,015 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school) |
| Shadsworth Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 196 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 202 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| The Olive School, BlackburnFree schools | 1.8 mi | Primary | 638 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Griffin Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 232 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Newfield SchoolCommunity special | 1.9 mi | Special | 242 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; sixth form provision Good |
| Markazul UloomOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 26 | - |
| Noorul UloomOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 125 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Overall deprivation1
Income1
Employment2
Education and skills1
Health3
Crime6
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment1
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 375
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