# Pleckgate High School — Blackburn, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/pleckgate-high-school-16744 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 1.8/5 from 13 published reviews - **Principal:** Aishling McGinty ## Contact - **Address:** Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, Lancashire - **Phone:** 01254 249134 - **Website:** https://www.pleckgate.com - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/pleckgate-high-school-16744 ## About A thriving school community within a state of the art setting that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do. Working together as part of the Education Partnership Trust, we strive to Aspire & Believe, Act & Succeed. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Outstanding — Jun 2024 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Outstanding — Jun 2024 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Outstanding — Jun 2024 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Outstanding — Jun 2024 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Outstanding — Jun 2024 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — total hell: horrible school they genuinelly do not care about mental health dont look at the ofsted report or open evening go to their school and look around during the day and the kids behaviour after school and the fights after school you will really see how toxic the school is.its an academy so they are basically a business and do not care whatsoever about mental health they just care about grades and their academy appalling school the only reason its rated outstanding is because of its academy status if… *(Oct 2025)* - **1/5** — bad and creepy: the teachers there are horrible don’t care about mental health and wellbeing the teachers there are creepy one male teacher in particular in the science department is really creepy and has done weigh and creepy stuff really bad school please don’t send your kids there *(Oct 2025)* - **2/5** — headteacher: head of year was ok but miss mcginty is a poor headteacher. she only cares about one thing- what ofsted think. She didnt give students study leave, then when they went home early or escaped school she would start complaining and crying. Dont you think you should just give the students study leave so then your not responsible for 3/4’s of a year group escaping school? She rarely interacts with the students. Doesnt care about the teachers and even though she might be a good person, as a person, sh… *(May 2025)* - **1/5** — Please don't send your child here: I would've given it worse than bad if I could. This school wears a mask of caring for students and effectively tackling bullying. In reality it doesn't, behind the scenes students get bullied, physically hurt. There are soo many fights happening at break and lunch which the teachers don't even bother sorting out unless someone starts bleeding or smth. No one cares it's just that perfect image they need. A lot of the students vape, harass ect and get away with it. Low-key the children themselves … *(Mar 2025)* - **1/5** — baaaaaaaaaaad: this school is very bad becuase thet guivve out too many emphasis on to many , biscuits and peiople have been adiidcted to them which is will not be astating names.Also this school is shaped weirldy and isnodly far away from society which can be fixed.And to finally finish my what how why paragraph i have not learned from your lessonsd i will leaving my opinion which is baaaaaaaaaaaad. *(Jun 2024)* - **5/5** — Excellent: My kids enjoy coming to this school.Lovely school *(Jun 2024)* - **5/5** — Outstanding School and Facilities!: Our daughter is thriving at Pleckgate High School. The 3G pitch and indoor sports hall are fantastic, and the teachers are always supportive. The school's values of 'Aspire & Believe, Act & Succeed' really shine through in everything they do. *(Jun 2022)* - **3/5** — Decent, but could improve communication: Our child is at Pleckgate High School and we've had a mixed experience so far. The school facilities are great, and the teachers are mostly supportive. However, we've had a few issues with communication from the school - it would be helpful to receive more regular updates on our child's progress. *(Feb 2022)* - **4/5** — Excellent school with a great atmosphere!: We're really pleased with our experience at Pleckgate High School so far. The school's virtual tour was really helpful when choosing a school, and the welcome event for new parents was a great way to meet other families. Our son is settling in well and enjoying the learning. *(Sep 2021)* - **1/5** — Horrible,disgraceful: Horrible school forget having a leavers because after going to the school for 5 years you dotn even get told your leaving. They just told everyone to get out. They dont care about the students at all and forget about mental health all they will give you is stress. Not to mention there is no non uniform days. And they dont know what fun is so dont think about going on any trips. *(Jul 2021)* ## Other schools in Blackburn - [St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/st-wilfrids-church-of-england-academy-12541) — 2.0/5 (17 reviews) - [Westholme School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/westholme-school-8263) — 1.4/5 (10 reviews) - [Blackburn Central High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/blackburn-central-high-school-20656) — 2.1/5 (8 reviews) - [Al Islah Girls' High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/al-islah-girls-high-school-8273) — 1.8/5 (7 reviews) - [St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/st-marys-and-st-josephs-roman-catholic-primary-school-blackburn-8082) — 4.5/5 (5 reviews) - [St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/blackburn/st-huberts-roman-catholic-primary-school-great-harwood-8175) — 3.3/5 (5 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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