Darwen Aldridge Community Academy | School performance

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

17%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

575.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,065

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

36%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

17%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

575.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,065

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

36%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

36.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

17%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

575.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,065

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

36%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Darwen Aldridge Community Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Blackburn with Darwen

Part ofALDRIDGE EDUCATION

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

50%

-4pp

59%54%48%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

24%

-8pp

35%29%24%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 24%

Attainment 8

36.5

-2.5

42.439.135.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 36.5

EBacc entry

17%

+4pp

20%17%14%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

EBacc APS

575.6

-89.4

728.3652.0575.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 575.6

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

25.0

-4.9

33.229.125.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 25.0

A-level value added

-0.38

-0.3

+0.40.0-0.4

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.4

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-17pp

17%8%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Average A-level grade

C-

C+CC-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,065

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

37%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

36%

Contact

Address

Sudell Road, Darwen, BB3 3HD

Local authority

Blackburn with Darwen

Website

http://www.daca.uk.com/

Telephone

01254819500

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	50%	24%	36.5	Not applicable	17%	575.6	25%	1,065
2023/24	54%	32%	39.0	-0.77	14%	665.0	36%	1,068
2022/23	48%	26%	35.8	-0.79	15%	622.3	24%	1,106
2021/22	56%	35%	41.2	-0.53	14%	728.3	29%	1,195
2018/19	59%	34%	42.4	-0.37	20%	618.8	35%	1,291
2017/18	51%	26%	41.4	-0.54	14%	541.0	31%	1,313
2016/17	58%	35%	41.3	-0.45	6%	—	14%	1,307

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	25.0	C-	-0.38	0%	33
2023/24	29.9	C	-0.07	17%	54
2022/23	26.9	C-	—	12%	77
2021/22	33.2	C+	—	12%	69
2018/19	29.9	C	+0.10	3%	161
2017/18	34.3	C+	+0.20	17%	128
2016/17	33.6	C+	+0.43	22%	104

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,065	17.3	15%	17%	37%	11%	36%
2023/24	1,068	17.9	12%	12%	33%	11%	35%
2022/23	1,106	17.5	12%	10%	32%	11%	36%
2021/22	1,195	19.5	11%	9%	31%	12%	38%
2020/21	1,203	17.7	12%	6%	27%	—	—
2018/19	1,291	15.6	12%	6%	30%	6%	16%
2017/18	1,313	14.4	11%	7%	32%	6%	19%
2016/17	1,307	13.9	10%	8%	33%	6%	17%