Blackburn Central High School

Blackburn Central High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Blackburn, Lancashire.[1]

Blackburn Central High School
Address
Haslingden Road Blackburn Blackburn , Lancashire , BB2 3HJ England
Coordinates	53.73847°N 2.46829°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Aspire and achieve
School district	Blackburn with Darwen
Local authority	Blackburn with Darwen
Trust	Champion Education Trust
Department for Education URN	146936 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Trust Leader	Mrs Diane Atkinson
Headteacher	Mrs Shanaz Hussain
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 16
Website	http://www.bchs.co.uk/

The school was formed from the merger of Beardwood High School and Blakewater College and relocated to a new combined campus in September 2012. Construction of the new school site was funded by the Building Schools for the Future programme.[2] Previously a foundation school administered by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, in October 2019 Blackburn Central High School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Champion Education Trust.

Blackburn Central High School offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also shares a campus with Crosshill Special School.[3]

References

1. "Blackburn Central High School". bchs.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. "Latest 'super school' opens doors to Blackburn and Darwen pupils". Lancashire Telegraph.
3. "Home | Crosshill Special School". crosshillblackburn.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

External links

• Blackburn Central High School
• Crosshill Special School