Avondale Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Avondale Primary School is a primary school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 July 2023. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Avondale Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as did 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 52 first-choice applications for 53 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
- The school has 21.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Blackburn with Darwen schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Durham Road, Darwen, BB3 1NN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 400 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are respectful and kind.”
- “They enjoy positive relationships with each other and with the staff, who take good care of them.”
- “Pupils respond well to the high expectations that leaders have of their conduct.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, staff miss opportunities to address the misconceptions that some pupils have about their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holy Trinity VC School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lower Darwen Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published