Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary
Ellison Fold Terrace, Darwen, BB3 3EB
167 pupils · 80% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 50.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 4 May 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 | 64% |
| 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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 28 | 48 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 19 | 40 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 15 | 41 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 11 | 28 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 11 | 24 | 11 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 16 | 15 | 33 | 16 |
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
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Holy Trinity VC School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Avondale Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.