Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road, Darwen, BB3 3HD
Local ranking11th of 13 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Secondary
Phase
1600
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 36.5
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 23.6%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.7%
- Entering EBacc
- 17.3%
- EBacc APS
- 3.0
- Cohort Size
- 191
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Higher education
- 39.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 24.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.6
Avg Points/Entry
21.5
Best 3 A-Levels
29
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 118
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1065
- Boys
- 572 (54%)
- Girls
- 493 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1600 (67% full)
- SEND
- 14.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.8%
- EAL
- 16.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 13.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,907/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1%
- Persistent Absence
- 35.7%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 79.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 8.0%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Other: 2.7%
- Asian Other: 2.0%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.0%
79.0%
White British
8.0%
Asian Pakistani
2.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 135580
- UKPRN
- 10024130
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION