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Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen

All 23 Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen.

23 schools in Blackburn with Darwen

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  1. Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

    Blackburn, BB2 4JJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, low absence.

    60 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school85%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    416
    View school Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
  2. Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School

    Bolton, BL7 0AH · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Church of England
    • Methodist

    Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, low absence.

    40 first choices, 28 offers made

    Ready for secondary school86%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    185
    View school Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School
  3. Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

    Blackburn, BB2 6LX · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, low absence.

    85 first choices, 59 offers made

    Ready for secondary school83%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    463
    View school Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
  4. Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Darwen, BB3 3NH · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, low absence.

    39 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school41%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    237
    View school Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
  5. St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Blackburn, BB2 1SN · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, low absence.

    54 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    419
    View school St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
  6. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

    Darwen, BB3 2JA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, low absence.

    21 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school65%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    207
    View school Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
  7. St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

    Blackburn, BB2 2JR · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, high absence.

    293 first choices, 252 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    1,483
    View school St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
  8. St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

    Blackburn, BB1 8QN · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    36 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    212
    View school St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
  9. Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

    Blackburn, BB1 1NE · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    71 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school72%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    464
    View school Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
  10. St Michael With St John CofE Primary School

    Blackburn, BB1 6LE · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    24 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    262
    View school St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
  11. Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Darwen, BB3 2BW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school43%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    240
    View school Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
  12. Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

    Blackburn, BB2 5NX · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    21 first choices, 24 offers made

    Ready for secondary school60%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    173
    View school Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
  13. St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn

    Blackburn, BB1 8EG · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, high absence.

    43 first choices, 45 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    395
    View school St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
  14. St James' Church of England Primary School

    Darwen, BB3 0QP · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    31 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    202
    View school St James' Church of England Primary School
  15. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Blackburn, BB1 5PE · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Urgent improvement in 1 area
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    46 first choices, 49 offers made

    Ready for secondary school63%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    392
    View school St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
  16. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

    Blackburn, BB1 1DF · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 4 areas
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 35 offers made

    Ready for secondary school53%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    258
    View school St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
  17. St Silas's CofE Primary School

    Blackburn, BB2 6JP · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    13 first choices, 21 offers made

    Ready for secondary school59%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    311
    View school St Silas's CofE Primary School
  18. St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy

    Blackburn, BB2 4EW · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    17 first choices, 22 offers made

    Ready for secondary school23%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    182
    View school St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
  19. St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School

    Darwen, BB3 0LX · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    3 first choices, 3 offers made

    Ready for secondary school10%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    56
    View school St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School
  20. Holy Trinity VC School

    Darwen, BB3 2RW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 4 areas
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, high absence.

    4 first choices, 4 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    119
    View school Holy Trinity VC School
  21. St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

    Darwen, BB3 0HY · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    7 first choices, 7 offers made

    Ready for secondary school38%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    184
    View school St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
  22. St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

    Blackburn, BB2 2LZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average.

    16 first choices, 18 offers made

    Ready for secondary school46%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    202
    View school St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
  23. Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

    Darwen, BB3 0EY · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools average, high absence.

    28 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school37%

    Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 14Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools about 11
    Pupils
    203
    View school Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
The big picture

How Blackburn with Darwen's Church of England schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Blackburn with Darwen 62%England 62%St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School: 10%St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy: 23%Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy: 37%St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School: 38%Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 41%Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School: 43%St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School: 46%St James' Church of England Primary School: 50%St Matthew's Church of England Primary School: 53%St Silas's CofE Primary School: 59%Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School: 60%Holy Trinity VC School: 62%St Stephen's Church of England Primary School: 63%Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy: 65%St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn: 66%St Michael With St John CofE Primary School: 69%St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School: 69%St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 70%Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School: 72%Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy: 83%Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary: 85%Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School: 86%0%25%50%75%100%
Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Blackburn with Darwen average 5.4%Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School: 3.3%Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy: 3.6%Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 3.7%St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: 3.7%Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary: 3.7%Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy: 4.1%St Matthew's Church of England Primary School: 4.6%St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School: 5.3%St James' Church of England Primary School: 5.3%St Stephen's Church of England Primary School: 5.5%Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School: 5.6%St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School: 5.8%St Michael With St John CofE Primary School: 5.9%St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School: 5.9%St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy: 6%Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School: 6.1%St Silas's CofE Primary School: 6.1%Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School: 6.3%St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School: 6.3%St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn: 6.6%Holy Trinity VC School: 7%St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy: 7.1%Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy: 7.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen

Ofsted grades in Blackburn with Darwen

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 12 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 11
  • Good: 9 of 11
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 11
  • Inadequate: 0 of 11
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Blackburn with Darwen

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    49 of the 23 Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen, explained

There are 23 Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen, teaching 7,265 children. 15 are run by the council and 8 are academies or free schools.

91% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

61.6% of pupils in Blackburn with Darwen church of england schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 10% to 86%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

24.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,113 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

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How many Church of England schools are in Blackburn with Darwen?
There are 23 Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
The highest-ranked Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen on Eduscope are Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary, Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School and Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Church of England schools are in Blackburn with Darwen?
Blackburn with Darwen has 1 Church of England schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 9 are rated Good, meaning 91% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Blackburn with Darwen Church of England schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Church of England schools in Blackburn with Darwen is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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