Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard | ||||
| 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
- 20 January 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
- 15 September 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 62 | 31.7 | 19% | 36% | – |
| 2024/25 | 69 | 34.7 | 28% | 49% | – |
| 2023/24 | 69 | 36.4 | 22% | 49% | −0.82 |
| 2022/23 | 52 | 35.5 | 25% | 46% | −0.90 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Aldridge UTC DarwenThis schoolThis school202631.7Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 36.8Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20242.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · Blackburn with DarwenRemains Good20221.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · Blackburn with DarwenRequires improvement20231.3applications per place 36.6Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · Blackburn with DarwenOutstanding20243.1applications per place 62.6Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · Blackburn with DarwenRemains Good20233.5applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
- 5.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen20261.8applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 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
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139924 · 889/4002
- Trust
- Aldridge Education
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 300 pupils · 275 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 2 September 2013
- Address
- Police Street, Darwen, BB3 1AF
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources