Dozens of schools across Blackburn with Darwen are set to be impacted on February 1 by the industrial strike action involving teachers and teaching staff.

Schools are set to be closed, or partially closed, across Blackburn with Darwen this week as thousands of teachers and staff strike across the country.

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) in England and Wales will walk out on Wednesday, with more stoppages planned in the coming weeks.

The strike follows a row over pay and conditions.

Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for strike action and the union passed the 50 per cent ballot turnout required by law.

The union has declared seven days of walkouts in February and March, but it has said any individual school will only be affected by four of the days.

The first day of strikes will be on February 1 and more than 23,000 schools in England and Wales are expected to be affected, the NEU has said.

In Blackburn with Darwen, the primary schools which will be completely closed are:

 

  • St James’ Church of England School, Blackburn Oozebooth Terrace, Blackburn
  • St Matthew’s Church of England School Withers Street, Blackburn
  • St Silas’ Church of England School Clematis Street, Blackburn

The Blackburn with Darwen primary schools to be partially closed are:

 

  • Ashleigh Foundation School, Ross Street, Darwen - Some classes will be open. Parents have been informed. Please contact school directly for confirmation.
  • Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Bank Top, Darwen. The school will be open but not the whole school – parents have been informed which year groups are impacted.
  • Lammack Community School, Lammack Road, Blackburn – the school will be open for year six children and vulnerable children and everyone else will be off alongside the teachers who are striking – support staff and admin staff will be in.
  • Lower Darwen Community School Milking Lane, Lower Darwen, Blackburn – some year groups closed – they will have a partial opening and parents have been informed of the year groups which are not going in due to strike action.
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic School Lynwood Road, Blackburn – not going to be closed, will be open for a couple of year groups – parents have been informed which year groups are off.
  • St Alban’s Roman Catholic School Trinity Street, Blackburn – some of the year groups will be off but parents have been informed.
  • Sudell Primary School Sudell Road, Darwen – closed to all pupils expect year six

The Blackburn with Darwen primary schools which have confirmed they will remain open to all are:

 

  • Audley Community Infant School Queen’s Park Road, Blackburn
  • Avondale Community School Durham Road,
  • Blackburn the Redeemer Church of England School Jack Walker Way, Blackburn
  • Brookhouse Community School Troy Street, Blackburn
  • Cedars Community Primary School Hawthorn Street, Blackburn
  • Daisyfield Community School Clinton Street, Blackburn
  • Feniscowles Community School Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn
  • Griffin Park Community School Cavendish Place, Blackburn
  • Meadowhead Community Infant School Shorrock Lane, Blackburn
  • Roe Lee Park Community School Emerald Avenue, Blackburn
  • Shadsworth Community Infant School Rothesay Road, Blackburn
  • St Aidan’s Primary School - A Church of England Academy Norfolk Street, Blackburn
  • St Anne’s Roman Catholic School Feilden Street, Blackburn
  • St Antony’s Roman Catholic School Shadsworth Road, Blackburn
  • St Barnabas’ Primary School - A Church of England Academy Knowlesly Road, Darwen
  • St Gabriel’s Church of England School Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn
  • St James’ Church of England School, Lower Darwen Off Stopes Brow, Lower Darwen
  • St James’ Primary School - A Church of England Academy St James’ Crescent, Darwen
  • St Luke & St Philip’s Primary School - A Church of England Academy Hancock Street, Blackburn
  • St Paul’s Roman Catholic School Preston Old Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn
  • St Peter’s Church of England School Turncroft Road, Darwen
  • St Stephen’s Church of England School Robinson Street, Blackburn
  • Wensley Fold CE Primary Academy Manor Road, Blackburn

No high schools at the time of publication stated they were closed or partially closed, but some schools did respond said they would be open.

The Blackburn with Darwen high schools remaining open include:

 

  • Darwen Vale High School Blackburn Road, Darwen
  • Pleckgate High School Pleckgate Road, Blackburn
  • St Bede’s Roman Catholic High School Green Lane, Blackburn 
  • St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy Duckworth Street, Blackburn
  • Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School Preston New Road, Blackburn
  • Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School Sumner Street, Blackburn

Schools and colleges in wider parts of Lancashire are also closed or partially closed today.

These include:

Burnley

  • Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley
    Part school closure
  • Sir John Thursby Community College
    Whole school closure
  • Unity College
  • Part school closure

 

Hyndburn & Ribble Valley

  • Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
    Part school closure
  • Accrington St Peter's Church of England Primary School
    Part school closure

Pendle

  • Bradley Primary School
    Part school closure
  • Colne Primet Primary School
    Whole school closure
  • Pendle Vale College
    Part school closure

Rossendale

  • Bacup Britannia Community Primary School
    Part school closure
  • Haslingden Primary School
    Part school closure
  • Waterfoot Primary School
    Whole school closure

Preston

 

  • Ashton Community Science College
    Whole school closure
  • Christ the King Catholic High School
    Part school closure
  • Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
    Whole school closure
  • Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
    Whole school closure

 

Chorley

  • Clayton-le-Woods Westwood Primary School
    Part school closure
  • Highfield Community Primary School
    Part school closure
  • Holy Cross Catholic High School
    Part school closure
  • Shaftesbury High School
    Whole school closure

Fylde

 

  • Lytham St Anne's Ansdell Primary School
    Part school closure

 

Lancaster

 

  • Carnforth Christ Church. Cofe. Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Whole school closure (Reception to year six in morning)

Part school closure (Reception to year six in afternoon)

  • Great Wood Primary School
    Part school closure
  • Our Lady's Catholic College. Lancaster
    Part school closure
  • Ryelands Primary and Nursery School
    Partschool closure
  • Ryelands Primary and Nursery School
    Whole school closure
  • The Loyne Specialist School
    Whole school closure

South Ribble

 

  • Our Lady and St Gerard's RC Primary School. Lostock Hall
    Part school closure
  • Seven Stars Primary School
    Part school closure
  • St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
    Whole school closure
  • St Mary's and St Benedict's RC Primary School. Bamber Bridge
    Part school closure

West Lancashire

 

  • Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School
    Part school closure
  • St Richard's Catholic Primary School. Skelmersdale
    Part school closure
  • Woodland Community Primary School
    Part school closure

Wyre

 

  • Baines School Poulton-le-Fylde
    Part school closure
  • Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School
    Whole school closure
  • Preesall Carter's Charity (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
    Part school closure