Ashleigh Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Primary
Darwen · BB3 2JT · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 4–11
- KS266%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM14.5%
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 138884
Aurora Woodlands School
Other independent special school · Lancashire · BB3 2NG
Ages 10–19 · 64 pupils · Blackburn with Darwen
Attainment 8
3.4
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Attainment 83.4
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.0
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).
Capacity fill100%
64 pupils · 64 places
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- Boys / girls
- 55 / 9
- School capacity
- 64
- Capacity fill
- 64 / 64 (100%)
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Other independent special school
Age range
Ages 10–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Independent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Gregory
Location
- Address
- Woodlands, Holly Tree Close, Darwen
- Postcode
- BB3 2NG
- Town
- Lancashire
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- District
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed other independent special school, Ages 10–19, in Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen, 64 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Darwen · BB3 2JA · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM8.7%
0.4 miles away
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
DARWEN · BB3 2SG · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM15.2%
0.7 miles away
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
DARWEN · BB3 2BW · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 4–11
- KS260%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM35.8%
0.9 miles away
Turncroft Nursery School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Darwen · BB3 2DN · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 3–4
- FSM0.0%
1.0 miles away
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Darwen · BB3 3HD · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 11–19
- Att839.0
- P8-0.8
- EM5+32%
- Absence11.3%
1.0 miles away
Holy Trinity VC School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Darwen · BB3 2RW · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence9.2%
- FSM47.9%
1.1 miles away
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Ofsted: Expected standardStudio schools · Secondary
Darwen · BB3 1AF · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 13–19
- Att836.4
- P8-0.8
- EM5+22%
- Absence14.1%
1.2 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Gregory
- Telephone
- 01254706600