Compare Avondale Primary School and Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy and Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
Comparison of primary schools: Avondale Primary School (Primary) in Darwen; Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy (Primary) in Darwen; Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy (Primary) in Darwen — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Avondale Primary School, Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy and Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy. They are primary phase and community school and academy converter type located around Darwen, Lancashire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Avondale Primary School), published Jul 2018. The lowest is 4 (Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy), published May 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy (May 2023). average roll around ≈ 250, combined total ≈ 800, typical FSM 25–30%, range 5–10%–40–45%; all within the CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED trust.
| Attribute |
Avondale Primary School
BB3 1NN
|
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
BB3 2JA
|
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
BB3 0EY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Darwen Lancashire BB3 1NN |
Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA |
Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 13 Jul 2018 | 2 20 Oct 2017 | 4 1 May 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 420 | 210 | 265 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen (889) | CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED | CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED |
| Website | www.avondaleschool.co.uk | www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk | www.darwenstjames.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01254703449 | 01254702996 | 01254703260 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 1NN - Ofsted
- 2 13 Jul 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Blackburn with Darwen (889)
- Website
- www.avondaleschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01254703449
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 2JA - Ofsted
- 2 20 Oct 2017
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
- Website
- www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01254702996
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 0EY - Ofsted
- 4 1 May 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
- Website
- www.darwenstjames.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01254703260
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