St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Darwen

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~630m)Possible (~900m)Unlikely (~1.2km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emily Coolican
Pupils:184 / 225 capacity
LA:Blackburn with Darwen
Phone:01254701336
Address:St Albans Road, Darwen, BB3 0HY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:119615
UKPRN:10078863
Diocese:Diocese of Blackburn
Constituency:Rossendale and Darwen
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement.

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At a Glance

33.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths+22ppWriting+16pp

Reading has improved from 50% to 55%. Maths has improved from 47% to 69%. Writing has improved from 32% to 48%.

Class Sizes

27.9

Avg class size

26.3

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Duddon Avenue (by)
87m · 1 min walk
Ribble Avenue (by)
127m · 2 min walk
Hodder Grove (by)
156m · 3 min walk
Lee's Court (by)
196m · 3 min walk
Lynwood Avenue (by)
314m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

82%

Available places

184 pupils

225 capacity

41 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Darwen

Low pressure
New homes approved:477
Projected new pupils:119

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Darwen

Admissions Demand - Blackburn with Darwen

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

2,356

Applications

1,866

Got 1st preference

90.9%

Got preferred school

98.3%

Primary admissions across Blackburn with Darwen (2025/26)

Inspection History(109)

Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.83126%

Overall absence

15.0838%

Persistent absence

179

Enrolments

Authorised3.50452%
Unauthorised2.32674%
Persistent (10%+)15.0838%
Severe (50%+)0.55866%

Absence trend

5.11253%
18/19
4.80775%
20/21
7.9603%
21/22
6.31226%
22/23
5.68493%
23/24
5.83126%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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