Queen's Park & Higher Croft

Summary

Queen's Park & Higher Croft (E02002625) is part of Blackburn with Darwen local authority (view on map). Queen's Park & Higher Croft has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 23% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Queen's Park & Higher Croft neighbours Central Blackburn, Audley, Shadsworth & Intack, Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank, Ewood & Fernhurst, Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden, and Broadfield & Knuzden.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Queen's Park & Higher Croft is the 10th least deprived area in Blackburn with Darwen (out of 18) with 55% of children living in low-income families, compared to 51% across Blackburn with Darwen and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Queen's Park & Higher Croft, 33% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 28% in Blackburn with Darwen and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Queen's Park & Higher Croft % in Blackburn with Darwen % in England
Eligible for free school meals 33% 28% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 67% 72% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Queen's Park & Higher Croft, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Blackburn with Darwen, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Queen's Park & Higher Croft % in Blackburn with Darwen % in England
No special educational needs 78% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Queen's Park & Higher Croft, 32% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 58% in Blackburn with Darwen, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Queen's Park & Higher Croft % in Blackburn with Darwen % in England
White 67% 42% 67%
Asian 24% 48% 14%
Black 2% 2% 7%
Mixed 3% 4% 7%
Other 2% 3% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Queen's Park & Higher Croft with English as an additional language is 24%, compared with 39% in Blackburn with Darwen, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Queen's Park & Higher Croft % in Blackburn with Darwen % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 24% 39% 22%
Known or believed to be English 76% 61% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Queen's Park & Higher Croft has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Queen's Park & Higher Croft
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Queen's Park & Higher Croft since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Queen's Park & Higher Croft has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Queen's Park & Higher Croft
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Queen's Park & Higher Croft, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Queen's Park & Higher Croft so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Queen's Park & Higher Croft. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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