Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road, Darwen, BB3 3HD
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,036 (568 boys, 468 girls)
- Capacity: 1600
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 31.9%
- Telephone: 01254819500
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (14 Dec 2022); inspected again 20 May 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 36.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 244 applications, 145 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Blackburn with Darwen
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Holy Trinity VC School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Aldridge UTC Darwen (0.4 miles, straight line)
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy (0.5 miles, straight line)
