Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen

BB3 3HD

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

45.6

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

#2,854

National rank

#372

In North West

#10

In Blackburn with Darwen

Top 91%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

36.5

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

24%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

50%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

EBacc average points score

3.01

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 39.0 → 36.5 ▼ 2.5 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,065 % FSM ever-6 36.8% % EAL 16.7% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio Darwen · 0.3 mi 43.4 Darwen Vale High School Darwen · 1.6 mi 53.9 Blackburn Central High School Blackburn · 3.0 mi 51.2 St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Blackburn · 3.1 mi 59.2 Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Blackburn · 3.3 mi 46.5 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Blackburn · 3.5 mi 78.1 St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Blackburn · 3.5 mi 63.5 Witton Park Academy Blackburn · 3.8 mi 50.4