Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 207 pupils. Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is part of Cidari Education Limited.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 17%
- Reading score
- 106
- Maths score
- 104
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 207
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- Cidari Education Limited
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2017 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Primary Schools
Other primary schools within about 2 miles of Blackburn with Darwen.
Ashleigh Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.4 mi
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.8 mi
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.9 mi
Sudell Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.1 mi
Holy Trinity VC School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.2 mi
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.5 mi
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.5 mi
Avondale Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.8 mi