St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnDarwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn and Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio are secondary schools.
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn is ahead on our composite score.
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn was judged the expected standard and Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.4 for St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn and 34.7 for Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (49.2 in 2021-22, 47.4 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio (33.9 in 2021-22, 34.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnSt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn | DarwenDarwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D42/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | 10th of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Studio schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 13-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,043 | 264 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 300 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB2 4SR | Darwen, BB3 1AF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 Stronger figure | 34.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.5% Stronger figure | 27.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.8% Stronger figure | 49.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.1% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 Stronger figure | 2.48 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 202 | 69 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 17 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 37.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 25.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,043 | 264 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.0% | 47.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.3% | 2.3% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 29.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 6.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 18.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.6% Stronger figure | 56.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
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