Lower Darwen Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen

BB3 0RB

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

26.6

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#13,326

National rank

#1998

In North West

#46

In Blackburn with Darwen

Top 94%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

41%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

102.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

102.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 35% → 41% ▲ 6.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 389 % FSM ever-6 17.7% % EAL 7.7% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

St James' Church of England Primary School Darwen · 0.4 mi 37.2 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn · 0.7 mi 57.2 St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Darwen · 0.8 mi 49.0 Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Blackburn · 1.0 mi 64.6 St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Darwen · 1.0 mi 24.7 Longshaw Community Junior School Blackburn · 1.2 mi 50.6 Avondale Primary School Darwen · 1.2 mi 60.8 Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Darwen · 1.2 mi 24.0