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Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personPrincipal Jenna Harty

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location_onDarwen, BB3 3EB

language Visit Website phone 1254703440

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

160

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary is a Academy converter primary school in Darwen, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary is an academy converter in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ALDRIDGE EDUCATION. The school has approximately 160 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #20 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #3,985 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

13%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading33% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing21% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading31% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing34% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths45% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.5

-6.7 to -1.9

-3.1

Write

LA 0.0

-5.5 to -0.8

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-7.9 to -3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.4

-2.8 to 2.9

1.0

Write

LA 0.4

-1.8 to 3.8

2.2

Maths

LA 0.8

-0.3 to 4.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 62%

Reading48% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 75%

Maths52% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.1

Read

LA 0.1

-8.4 to -3.8

-1.6

Write

LA 0.4

-3.8 to 0.6

-5

Maths

LA 0.6

-7.1 to -2.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 October 2021

Inspection Report

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21 February 2018

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 160 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	160	2	1.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	158	1	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	154	1	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	151	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	161	3	1.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	160	7	4.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	149	2	1.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	153	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	149	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	164	3	1.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	163	7	4.3%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	163	10	6.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	154	7	4.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	164	9	5.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	172	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	172	9	5.2%	0.5%	2
2017/18 (Summer term)	185	13	7.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	180	5	2.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	181	17	9.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	184	6	3.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	192	6	3.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	192	9	4.7%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils