Postcode sector · Darwen

Schools in BB3 1

The schools families in BB3 1 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council: Blackburn with Darwen
Region: North West
Population: 10,583 (2024)

BB3 1Postcode sector · Darwen

Schools

Schools in BB3 1

6 schools in BB3 1: 3 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 83% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 69% full overall.

Schools

in BB3 1

Good or better

83%

Of 6 with an Ofsted grade

How full

69%

Places available: 2,178 pupils for 3,135 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

BB3 1

83%

17%

Good83.3%
Needs improvement16.7%

The list

The biggest schools here

Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,036 pupils · 65% full
Good
0.7 miles · January 2013
Avondale Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · 400 pupils · 95% full
Good
0.2 miles · July 2023
Aldridge Utc Darwen
Secondary · ages 13–19 · 275 pupils · 92% full
Good
0.3 miles · January 2026
Crosshill Special School
Other · ages 5–18 · 183 pupils · 99% full
Good
0.3 miles · November 2021
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 165 pupils · 79% full
Good
0.8 miles · October 2015
Holy Trinity VC School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 119 pupils · 28% full
Needs improvement
0.4 miles · May 2017

How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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