Lower Pastures vs Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Lower Pastures
Nr Darwen
Overview
Phase
Special
Primary
Type
Other independent special school
Academy converter
Age Range
11–16
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
None
Church of England
Admissions
-
-
Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
3
207
Capacity
5
210
Occupancy
60%
99%
FSM %
-
8.7%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
-
-
Quality of Education
Inadequate
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires Improvement
-
Personal Development
Requires Improvement
-
Leadership & Management
Inadequate
-
Last Inspected
Feb 2026
Mar 2023
Performance (2025)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
-
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
-
KS2 Reading
-
74%
KS2 Maths
-
81%
KS2 Writing
-
71%