Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Police Street, Darwen, BB3 1AF
275 pupils · 92% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Darwen Vale High School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 4.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blackburn Central High School 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 5.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 5.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
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.