Darwen Vale High School

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

BB3 0AL

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

53.9

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

#2,020

National rank

#249

In North West

In Blackburn with Darwen

Top 64%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

43.1

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

40%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

58%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

EBacc average points score

3.60

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 42.5 → 43.1 ▲ 0.6 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,071 % FSM ever-6 33.1% % EAL 4.8% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio Darwen · 1.4 mi 43.4 St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Blackburn · 1.6 mi 59.2 Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Darwen · 1.6 mi 45.6 Blackburn Central High School Blackburn · 1.7 mi 51.2 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Blackburn · 1.9 mi 78.1 St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Blackburn · 1.9 mi 63.5 Witton Park Academy Blackburn · 2.1 mi 50.4 Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Blackburn · 2.2 mi 46.5