Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 14 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
- 264 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 36.0%
- Girls
- 64.0%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.8%
- Persistent absence
- 54.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.9%
White British 92.4%
Mixed 2.3%
Other White 1.9%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.5
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.47
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 18 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 69 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 69 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 69 |
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 68 26 42 |
| Year 10 | 67 21 46 |
| Year 11 | 69 28 41 |
| Year 12 | 36 12 24 |
| Year 13 | 24 8 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 52.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 17.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 53.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 9.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 2.4% |