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Catholic schools in and near Darwen

All 2 Catholic schools in Darwen, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Darwen

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  1. St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Darwen, BB3 0AA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Darwen catholic schools average.

    13 first choices, 13 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Darwen catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Darwen catholic schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    198
    Pupils per teacher
    24.8
    View school St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  2. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen

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

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Darwen catholic schools average.

    14 first choices, 16 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Darwen catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Darwen catholic schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    165
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen

Just outside Darwen

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Darwen.

  1. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    2.1 miles from Darwen · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Darwen catholic schools average, high absence.

    26 first choices, 26 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Darwen catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.0%Darwen catholic schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    180
    Pupils per teacher
    20.9
    View school Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
  2. St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

    2.9 miles from Darwen · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic

    Results close to the England average, high absence.

    262 first choices, 207 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1645.4

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.5%Darwen catholic schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    1,051
    Pupils per teacher
    15.7
    View school St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
  3. St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    3.0 miles from Darwen · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results below the Darwen catholic schools average.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1163%

    Darwen catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Darwen catholic schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    203
    Pupils per teacher
    21.6
    View school St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
The big picture

How Darwen's Catholic schools spread out

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

Ofsted grades in Darwen

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Darwen

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    7 of the 2 Catholic schools in 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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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    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

Catholic schools in Darwen, explained

There are 2 Catholic schools in Darwen, teaching 363 children. 1 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

70.0% of pupils in Darwen catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

16.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,157 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 10.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Darwen.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Darwen?
There are 2 Catholic schools in Darwen, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Darwen?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Darwen on Eduscope are St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in 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 Darwen Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Darwen is 21:1. 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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