Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D42
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darwen, BB3 1AF
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road, Darwen, BB3 3HD
Local ranking9th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1600
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 36.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 23.6% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.7% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 17.3% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.0 nat4.1
- 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
nat 35.0
21.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
29
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- 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% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 35.7% nat15.8%
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
Loading chart
- White British: 75.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 7.6%
- Black African: 4.2%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Other: 2.6%
- Asian Other: 1.9%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
75.6%
White British
7.6%
Asian Pakistani
4.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 135580
- UKPRN
- 10024130
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Darwen Aldridge Community Academy usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- D42Darwen Aldridge Enterprise StudioCompare side by side
Darwen · 0.6km away
- D53Darwen Vale High SchoolCompare side by side
Darwen · 2.4km away
- D53Blackburn Central High SchoolCompare side by side
Blackburn · 5.0km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen Vale High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darwen, BB3 0AL
- Distance
- 2.4km away
Blackburn Central High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB2 3HJ
- Distance
- 5.0km away
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB2 4SR
- Distance
- 5.1km away
Our Lady and St John RC High School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F33
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB1 1PY
- Distance
- 5.3km away
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A89
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB2 2LD
- Distance
- 5.6km away