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EnglandNorth WestBlackburn with DarwenBB3 3EBDarwen Aldridge Sudell Primary
Primary

Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Darwen · BB3 3EB www.sudellprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
160
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
160
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
160
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
+51pp
72%43%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
0%
-4pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
160
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
31%

Contact

Address
Ellison Fold Terrace, Darwen, BB3 3EB
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%0%68%23%64%0%82%18%73%77%103.0106.0106.019%160
2023/2413%4%33%8%21%4%63%8%46%50%97.0102.0100.022%154
2022/2328%0%31%10%34%3%45%0%41%31%99.097.098.0-4.30-3.10-5.5027%160
2018/1972%11%72%39%72%22%94%33%72%72%107.0108.0106.0+0.10+1.00+2.2035%172
2017/1837%0%48%4%70%4%52%4%56%44%97.098.098.0-6.10-1.60-5.00180
2016/1735%4%42%19%69%23%35%4%65%50%98.096.099.0-3.40+3.10-5.3019%192

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516020.019%29%46%8%31%
2023/2415419.722%27%53%9%32%
2022/2316022.927%25%58%9%29%
2021/2214916.636%20%56%8%29%
2020/2116828.038%26%54%
2018/1917221.835%19%52%6%18%
2017/1822.56%18%
2016/1719220.419%14%45%6%23%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.