Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Blackburn with Darwen, Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 205 pupils aged 4 to 11. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 26 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 24.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.