Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2016
Students
198
Expected Standard
70%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Darwen, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 198 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #30 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #7,419 of 14,159 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
70%
Read SS
103
Maths SS
103
GPS SS
103
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
| Year | Primary Overall (Nat) | LA Rank | Attainment | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,419 / 14,159 | #30 | #4,733 | #1 |
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