Voluntary aided school · Blackburn with Darwen

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119458URN

Turncroft Road, DARWEN, BB3 2BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 below Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

56 applications for 27 places · 27th of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
2 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

56 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2025 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
2023 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
2021 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2014 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4

This school
Blackburn with Darwen median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	56	2.1	26	0.96
Sep 2025	27	71	2.6	26	0.96
Sep 2024	34	70	2.1	34	1.00
Sep 2023	28	65	2.3	28	1.00
Sep 2022	30	61	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2021	30	60	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2020	28	55	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2019	37	61	1.7	36	0.97
Sep 2018	38	71	1.9	36	0.95
Sep 2017	44	86	2.0	40	0.91
Sep 2016	45	77	1.7	42	0.93
Sep 2015	45	91	2.0	49	1.09
Sep 2014	35	75	2.1	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 67% · Maths 62% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%44th of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Blackburn with Darwen 76% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Blackburn with Darwen 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Blackburn with Darwen 72% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Blackburn with Darwen 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Blackburn with Darwen 78% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Blackburn with Darwen 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Blackburn with Darwen median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	10%	100	101
2023/24	63%	0%	104	103
2022/23	60%	0%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary
0.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
0.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity VC School
0.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
1.2 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Ashleigh Primary School
1.2 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Avondale Primary School
1.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119458 · 889/3378
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Turncroft Road, DARWEN, BB3 2BW
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources