SEND provision

Special & SEND Schools in Blackburn with Darwen

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Blackburn with Darwen has 7 special schools and alternative provision settings listed on y.school, covering pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

7 settings3 Good/Outstanding~538 EHCP places

SEND settings

Good or Outstanding

~538

EHCP places

Finding SEND provision in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen has 7 special schools and alternative provision settings listed on y.school, covering pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

3 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

Together these settings record around 538 pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

SEND places are allocated through the local authority's EHCP process rather than the standard admissions round — use this hub to shortlist provision, then name your preferred school in the EHCP.

Special schools & alternative provision

Ordered by Ofsted rating, then size. Special schools rarely report Progress 8, so Ofsted and provision type are the most useful signals here.

St Thomas's Centre

Alternative provisionOutstandingAges 5–1610 EHCPBlackburn

Crosshill Special School

Special schoolGoodAges 5–18173 EHCPDarwen

Eden School

Special schoolGoodAges 8–1659 EHCPBlackburn

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