Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Police Street, Darwen, BB3 1AF
Local ranking9th of 13 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
300
Capacity
13-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 34.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.5%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.3%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0%
- EBacc APS
- 2.5
- Cohort Size
- 69
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
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.0
Avg Points/Entry
25.7
Best 3 A-Levels
17
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 22.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 66
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 264
- Boys
- 95 (36%)
- Girls
- 169 (64%)
- Capacity
- 300 (88% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 18.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 56.3%
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: 92.1%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- White Irish: 0.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.4%
92.1%
White British
1.9%
White Other
1.9%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 139924
- UKPRN
- 10042599
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION