Academy converter · Primary
Darwen · BB3 3EB · Blackburn with Darwen
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 119458
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · DARWEN · BB3 2BW
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
240
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in DARWEN, Blackburn with Darwen, 240 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 35.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 119458
Location
- Address
- Turncroft Road
- Postcode
- BB3 2BW
- Town
- DARWEN
- 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
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- Boys / girls
- 134 / 106
- School capacity
- 315
- Capacity fill
- 240 / 315 (76%)
- Free school meals
- 35.8%
- FSM pupils
- 86
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susannah Burgess
- Telephone
- 01254701299
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-05-06
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 60%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0