Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 15 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 13 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 139924
- Address
- Police Street, BB3 1AF
- Website
- http://www.daestudio.biz/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 268 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 32.5%
- Girls
- 67.5%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.7%
- Persistent absence
- 41.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 89.9%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 3.3%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.9
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.44
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 16 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 24 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 52 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 52 |
| History | GCSE | 4 |
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 70 20 50 |
| Year 10 | 74 29 45 |
| Year 11 | 68 18 50 |
| Year 12 | 30 8 22 |
| Year 13 | 26 12 14 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 84.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 50.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 21.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 12.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 4.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 50.0% 59.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 11.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 7.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 4.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.0% 1.7% |