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25 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Crosshill Special School, 0.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Crosshill Special SchoolAcademy special converter	0.2 mi	Special	183	Good, 2021
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	0.4 mi	Primary	184	Requires improvement, 2024
Aldridge UTC DarwenStudio schools	0.5 mi	Secondary	275	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	0.5 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.
Holy Trinity VC SchoolVoluntary controlled	0.6 mi	Primary	119	No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement
Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter	0.6 mi	Primary	203	No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good
Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led	0.8 mi	Secondary	1,036	No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; sixth form provision Good
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenVoluntary aided	0.8 mi	Primary	165	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2015)
Darwen Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led	0.9 mi	Secondary	1,039	Good, 2024
Turncroft Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.0 mi	Nursery	58	Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2014)
Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryAcademy converter	1.0 mi	Primary	167	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.1 mi	Primary	240	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Lower Darwen Primary SchoolCommunity	1.2 mi	Primary	382	Good, 2023
Ashleigh Primary SchoolFoundation	1.5 mi	Primary	220	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012)
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.5 mi	Primary	56	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.6 mi	Primary	202	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Aurora Woodlands SchoolOther independent special	1.6 mi	Special	64	-
Eden SchoolFree schools special	1.6 mi	Special	64	Good, 2023
The Heights BlackburnFree schools alternative provision	1.6 mi	Alternative provision	2	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2014)
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided	1.6 mi	Primary	416	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.7 mi	Primary	180	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter	1.8 mi	Primary	207	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2017)
Longshaw Infant SchoolCommunity	1.9 mi	Primary	203	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Longshaw Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.9 mi	Nursery	101	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.9 mi	Primary	237	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding

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% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).

Overall deprivation4

Income5

Employment5

Education and skills5

Health3

Crime5

Barriers to housing and services8

Living environment1

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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: 110

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