Darwen Vale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 30 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 141321
- Address
- Blackburn Road, BB3 0AL
- Website
- www.darwenvale.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1071 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
White British 89.2%
Unclassified 3.6%
Other 2.5%
Other White 1.3%
Mixed 1.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.59
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 65 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 215 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 211 |
| French | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Darwen Vale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 235
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 184
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 125 116 |
| Year 8 | 234 127 107 |
| Year 9 | 201 100 101 |
| Year 10 | 176 104 72 |
| Year 11 | 219 116 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 52.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 17.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 8.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.1% 3.0% |