Aldridge UTC Darwen
Secondary schoolAldridge UTC Darwen is a secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 13 to 19. It had 275 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Aldridge UTC Darwen was 31.7, against 44.1 in Blackburn with Darwen and 46.2 in England.
19.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 31.7 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19.4% | 43.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 35.5% | 60.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 62 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Trinity VC SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)190 m
- Darwen Aldridge Community AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional)570 m
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Avondale Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Turncroft Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, May 2025870 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Blackburn with Darwen
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).