Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D42
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Darwen, BB3 3HD
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Aldridge UTC Darwen
Police Street, Darwen, BB3 1AF
Local ranking10th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
300
Capacity
13-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 20 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 31.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 19.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 35.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 62
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 56.0%
- Higher education
- 31.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 19.0%
- Not sustained
- 31.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
25.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
17
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 22.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 66
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 264
- Boys
- 102 (37%)
- Girls
- 173 (63%)
- Capacity
- 300 (92% full)
- SEND
- 36.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 47.1%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.1%
- SEN Support
- 29.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,753/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 18.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 56.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.1%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Other: 0.8%
- White Irish: 0.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.4%
93.1%
White British
1.9%
White Other
1.5%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Police Street
Darwen, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 139924
- UKPRN
- 10042599
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
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