Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is a primary school located in Darwen. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Knowlesly Road, Darwen

School Information

Address: Knowlesly Road, Darwen, BB3 2JA
Website: www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/
Telephone: 01254702996
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Ham
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141483

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.2
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.9
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Turncroft Nursery School
Highfield Road , BB3 2DN 		4out of 4 1,614 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Knowlesly Road , BB3 2JA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ashleigh Primary School
Ross Street , BB3 2JT 		3out of 4 710 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Turncroft Road , BB3 2BW 		2out of 4 1,379 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
Limes Avenue , BB3 2SG 		3out of 4 1,559 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sudell Primary School
Sudell Road , BB3 3EB 		2out of 4 1,997 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road , BB3 3HD 		3out of 4 1,792 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Police Street , BB3 1AF 		3out of 4 2,298 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aurora Woodlands School
Woodlands , Holly Tree Close BB3 2NG 		- not rated 789 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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