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Faith schools in Darwen

All 7 faith schools in Darwen.

7 schools in Darwen

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  1. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

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

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Darwen faith schools average, low absence.

    21 first choices, 26 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Darwen faith schools 55%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.6%Darwen faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    207
    Pupils per teacher
    24.4
    View school Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
  2. St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Darwen faith schools average, low absence.

    13 first choices, 13 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Darwen faith schools 55%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Darwen faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    198
    Pupils per teacher
    24.8
    View school St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  3. 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 Darwen faith schools average.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1143%

    Darwen faith schools 55%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.1%Darwen faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    240
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
  4. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen

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

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Darwen faith schools average.

    14 first choices, 16 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Darwen faith schools 55%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Darwen faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    165
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
  5. Holy Trinity VC School

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

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

    Results above the Darwen faith schools average, high absence.

    4 first choices, 4 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Darwen faith schools 55%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.0%Darwen faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    119
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school Holy Trinity VC School
  6. 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 Darwen faith schools average.

    7 first choices, 7 offers made

    Met the standard at 1138%

    Darwen faith schools 55%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.8%Darwen faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    184
    Pupils per teacher
    19.4
    View school St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
  7. 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 Darwen faith schools average, high absence.

    28 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1137%

    Darwen faith schools 55%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.5%Darwen faith schools 5.6%
    Pupils
    203
    Pupils per teacher
    20.1
    View school Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
The big picture

How Darwen's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

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

Darwen 55%England 62%Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy: 37%St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School: 38%Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School: 43%Holy Trinity VC School: 62%Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy: 65%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen: 70%St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 70%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Darwen

Days missed

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

Darwen average 5.6%Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy: 3.6%St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 4.5%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen: 5%St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School: 5.8%Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School: 6.1%Holy Trinity VC School: 7%Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy: 7.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Darwen

Ofsted grades in Darwen

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 4
  • Good: 3 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Darwen

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    7 of the 7 faith 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

Faith schools in Darwen, explained

There are 7 faith schools in Darwen, teaching 1,316 children. 4 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools.

75% 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.

54.6% of pupils in Darwen faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 37% to 70%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

26.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,422 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.9% 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 faith schools are in Darwen?
There are 7 faith schools in Darwen, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Darwen?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Darwen on Eduscope are Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy, St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy and Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith 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 faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith 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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