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43 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St James' Church of England Primary School, 0.4 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	0.4 mi	Primary	202	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	0.7 mi	Primary	180	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Darwen Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led	0.7 mi	Secondary	1,039	Good, 2024
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	0.8 mi	Primary	198	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2020Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Longshaw Infant SchoolCommunity	0.9 mi	Primary	203	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Longshaw Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	0.9 mi	Nursery	101	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided	1.0 mi	Primary	416	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.0 mi	Primary	184	Requires improvement, 2024
Markazul UloomOther independent	1.2 mi	Independent	26	-
Noorul UloomOther independent	1.2 mi	Independent	125	-
Crosshill Special SchoolAcademy special converter	1.2 mi	Special	183	Good, 2021
Longshaw Community Junior SchoolCommunity	1.2 mi	Primary	334	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (May 2013)
Avondale Primary SchoolCommunity	1.2 mi	Primary	400	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018)
Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter	1.2 mi	Primary	203	No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good
Newfield SchoolCommunity special	1.3 mi	Special	242	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; sixth form provision Good
Blackburn Central High SchoolAcademy converter	1.3 mi	Secondary	1,015	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school)
Eden SchoolFree schools special	1.3 mi	Special	64	Good, 2023
The Heights BlackburnFree schools alternative provision	1.3 mi	Alternative provision	2	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2014)
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.5 mi	Primary	203	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (May 2012)
Aldridge UTC DarwenStudio schools	1.5 mi	Secondary	275	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Belthorn Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.6 mi	Primary	238	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (May 2014)
Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryAcademy converter	1.6 mi	Primary	167	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
Audley Infant SchoolCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	280	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014)
Audley Junior SchoolCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	392	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Shadsworth Junior SchoolCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	215	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.7 mi	Secondary	770	Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Holy Trinity VC SchoolVoluntary controlled	1.7 mi	Primary	119	No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement
Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.7 mi	Secondary	1,036	No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; sixth form provision Good
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.7 mi	Primary	182	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Turncroft Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.7 mi	Nursery	58	Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2014)
Al Islah Girls' High SchoolOther independent	1.7 mi	Independent	119	-
Meadowhead Junior SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	201	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	169	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2016)
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	1.8 mi	Primary	202	No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement
St Antony's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.8 mi	Primary	236	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019)
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolFree schools	1.8 mi	Secondary	746	Outstanding, 2024
Brunel Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.9 mi	Nursery	34	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.9 mi	Primary	258	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenVoluntary aided	1.9 mi	Primary	165	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2015)
St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter	2.0 mi	Secondary	1,483	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013)
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	2.0 mi	Primary	240	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	2.0 mi	Primary	464	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013)
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnVoluntary aided	2.0 mi	Primary	408	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).

Overall deprivation7

Income8

Employment6

Education and skills7

Health5

Crime6

Barriers to housing and services4

Living environment6

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 65

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