- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Darwen sixth forms average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1631.7
Darwen sixth forms 35.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 275
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Sixth forms in and near Darwen
All 3 sixth forms in Darwen, and the nearest just outside.
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Darwen sixth forms average, low absence.
128 first choices, 145 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1636.8
Darwen sixth forms 35.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,036
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Crosshill Special School
Darwen, BB3 1HZ · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 18
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 9.9%
- Pupils
- 183
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.8
Just outside Darwen
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Darwen.
Markazul Uloom
2.7 miles from Darwen · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19 · Boys
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Muslim
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results well above the Darwen sixth forms average.
Attainment 8 at 1651.3
Darwen sixth forms 35.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Darwen sixth forms 12.1%
- Pupils
- 26
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Noorul Uloom
2.7 miles from Darwen · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 23 · Girls
- Ofsted:Good
- Muslim
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results well above the Darwen sixth forms average.
Attainment 8 at 1653.5
Darwen sixth forms 35.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Darwen sixth forms 12.1%
- Pupils
- 125
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Sixth forms3including 1 special
- Attainment 8 at 1635.4England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Free school meals35.5%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher15.4England 17.9
The big picture
How Darwen's sixth forms spread out
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Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Darwen
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 1
- Good: 1 of 1
- Requires improvement: 0 of 1
- Inadequate: 0 of 1
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Sixth forms in Darwen, explained
There are 3 sixth forms in Darwen, teaching 1,494 children. 0 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 special school.
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.
Pupils in Darwen sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 35.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
35.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,462 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 38.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions parents ask
How many sixth forms are in Darwen?
There are 3 sixth forms in Darwen, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Darwen?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Darwen on Eduscope are Aldridge UTC Darwen and Darwen Aldridge Community Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms 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 sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Darwen is 15:1. 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.