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
- 42.9%
- 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 | 20 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 43 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 28 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 68 |
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 | 78.0% 84.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 53.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 18.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 6.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 37.0% 62.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 12.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 2.2% |