St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street, Blackburn, BB1 9TH
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angy Saaiman
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 132128
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254958401
About this school
St Thomas's Centre is a special school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 115 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How St Thomas's Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.53%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Islamiyah School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
-
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
-
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
-
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda0.7 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
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Dar Ul Madinah1.3 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Blackburn
- Eden School Free Schools
- Newfield School Special schools
- The Heights Blackburn Free Schools
- Ashworth Nursery School Nursery
- Brunel Nursery School Nursery
- Longshaw Nursery School Nursery
- Audley Infant School Primary
- Audley Junior School Primary
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Thomas's Centre teach?
- St Thomas's Centre teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of St Thomas's Centre?
- The headteacher of St Thomas's Centre is Mrs Angy Saaiman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Thomas's Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas's Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Thomas's Centre?
- St Thomas's Centre has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is St Thomas's Centre a faith school?
- No. St Thomas's Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does St Thomas's Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Thomas's Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.