Our Lady & St John Catholic Arts College
Coordinates: 53°44′32″N 2°27′16″W / 53.742096°N 2.454445°W / 53.742096; -2.454445
Our Lady & St John Catholic Arts College is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school in Blackburn, Lancashire, with specialist status as an Arts College and Vocational College. The school was created in 1987 by the amalgamation of Notre Dame Grammar School and St. John Rigby R.C. High School. A purpose-built Vocational Centre opened in September 2009.
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