Darwen Vale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 31 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
- 1078 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 89.1%
Other 2.8%
Unclassified 2.5%
Mixed 1.8%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other White 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.9
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 2 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 62 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 192 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 182 |
| French | GCSE | 47 |
Admissions
Darwen Vale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 236
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 173
- 3rd preference
- 100
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 127 112 |
| Year 8 | 235 108 127 |
| Year 9 | 188 110 78 |
| Year 10 | 224 121 103 |
| Year 11 | 192 103 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 84.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 67.0% 53.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 18.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 11.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |