St Mary's College, Blackburn

[1] The college was founded by the Marist Fathers as a Catholic boys grammar school in 1925.

A performing arts complex was opened in February 2008, named after former college principal, Rev.

[4] In 2017, allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by O'Neill led the governing body to remove his name from the performing arts centre.

[6] A case study was submitted during 2020 to IICSA,[7] a statutory inquiry for England and Wales "The Marist Fathers Their culture and concealment of child sexual abuse, and the ‘watchdogs’ that refuse to watch, bark or bite.

[9] THE SOCIETY OF MARY Charity number: 1179085: The charity accounts for the society ending 31 December 2022 show a £5m uplift following the sale of St Mary's College Blackburn; this is despite the £8m debits carried by the College at closure.