Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 141483
- Address
- Knowlesly Road, BB3 2JA
- Website
- www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 205 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 5.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
White British 95.1%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 27 9 18 |
| Year 2 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 3 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 4 | 31 14 17 |
| Year 5 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 6 | 31 17 14 |