St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School
Rock Lane, Darwen, BB3 0LX
56 pupils · 80% of 70 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 21 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 10% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 3 | 27 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 7 | 7 | 22 | 7 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 10 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 10 | 11 | 22 | 10 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School 2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Abbey Village Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
- Avondale Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Meadowhead Junior School 2.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 2.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.