Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Police Street
 Darwen
 Lancashire BB3 1AF
Telephone: 01254 819567

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 13-19)
Type: Studio School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Aldridge Education
Sponsor: Aldridge Education

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Julie Green (since June 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Colin Grand
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 18.6 / 4
Non-teaching Staff*: 12.49
Number of pupils: 264
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.2
Sex: Mixed (36% boys / 64% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 42.90% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 7.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 58.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Constituency: Rossendale and Darwen
Electoral Ward: Darwen West
School Number: 8894002

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 20th January 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Holy Trinity VC School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (0.4km) show on map
  3. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen (0.6km) show on map
  4. Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  5. Avondale Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  6. Turncroft Nursery School (0.8km) show on map
  7. Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary (1.0km) show on map
  8. Crosshill Special School (1.0km) show on map
  9. Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  11. St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  12. Ashleigh Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  13. Aurora Woodlands School (1.9km) show on map
  14. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy (2.0km) show on map
  15. Darwen Vale High School (2.3km) show on map
  16. Lower Darwen Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  17. Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primar... (2.6km) show on map
  18. St James' Church of England Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  19. St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  20. Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary (3.4km) show on map
  21. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic ... (3.4km) show on map
  22. The Heights Blackburn (3.4km) show on map
  23. Eden School (3.4km) show on map
  24. Belthorn Academy Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  25. Longshaw Nursery School (3.7km) show on map
  26. Longshaw Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  27. Lower Pastures (4.1km) show on map
  28. Longshaw Community Junior School (4.3km) show on map
  29. Markazul Uloom (4.3km) show on map
  30. Noorul Uloom (4.3km) show on map
  31. Meadowhead Junior School (4.3km) show on map
  32. Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery (4.4km) show on map
  33. Newfield School (4.5km) show on map
  34. Blackburn Central High School (4.6km) show on map
  35. St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of Engla... (4.7km) show on map
  36. St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (4.7km) show on map
  37. St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Prim... (4.8km) show on map
  38. Shadsworth Junior School (4.9km) show on map
  39. Abbey Village Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  40. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bla... (5.1km) show on map
  41. Audley Junior School (5.1km) show on map
  42. Audley Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  43. St Luke and St Philips Church of England Prim... (5.1km) show on map
  44. Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Volunt... (5.1km) show on map
  45. Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School (5.2km) show on map
  46. Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (5.3km) show on map
  47. Al Islah Girls' High School (5.3km) show on map
  48. St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (5.4km) show on map
  49. St Antony's RC Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  50. Feniscowles Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  51. Griffin Park Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  52. Brunel Nursery School (5.5km) show on map
  53. St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  54. St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feni... (5.6km) show on map
  55. Shadsworth Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  56. Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primar... (5.7km) show on map
  57. Witton Park Academy (5.7km) show on map
  58. St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England V... (5.8km) show on map
  59. St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (5.8km) show on map
  60. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell (5.8km) show on map
  61. Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary... (5.9km) show on map
  62. Ashworth Nursery School (5.9km) show on map
  63. Blackburn College (5.9km) show on map
  64. St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (6.1km) show on map
  65. St Michael With St John CofE Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  66. Intack Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  67. Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy (6.4km) show on map
  68. Turton Belmont Community Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  69. Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School (6.5km) show on map
  70. Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda (6.5km) show on map
  71. St Silas's CofE Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  72. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (6.6km) show on map
  73. Queen Elizabeth's Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  74. Dar Ul Madinah (6.6km) show on map
  75. Daisyfield Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  76. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Bl... (6.7km) show on map
  77. Meadow View Learning Centre (6.8km) show on map
  78. Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  79. Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primar... (6.8km) show on map
  80. Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  81. The Olive School, Blackburn (6.9km) show on map
  82. Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  83. Oswaldtwistle White Ash School (6.9km) show on map
  84. St James' Church of England Primary School Bl... (6.9km) show on map
  85. Brookhouse Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  86. Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Co... (7.0km) show on map
  87. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (7.0km) show on map
  88. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  89. Islamiyah School (7.1km) show on map
  90. Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England P... (7.1km) show on map
  91. Egerton Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  92. Cedars Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  93. St Thomas's Centre (7.4km) show on map
  94. Rhyddings (7.5km) show on map
  95. Westholme School (7.6km) show on map
  96. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswa... (7.6km) show on map
  97. Oswaldtwistle School (7.7km) show on map
  98. Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Pri... (7.7km) show on map
  99. Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  100. Green Haworth Church of England Primary School (7.8km) show on map
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