St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 0AA
198 pupils · 95% of 208 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 January 2020, published 4 March 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 13 | 45 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 27 | 68 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Avondale Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lower Darwen Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.