Holy Trinity VC School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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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Holy Trinity VC School is a primary school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Holy Trinity VC 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 was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 47.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen is 33.7%.
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
- Bank Top, Darwen, BB3 2RW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 119 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud of their school.”
- “They feel assured that they are cared for well.”
- “Pupils value the warm, nurturing relationships that they have with staff as part of the school’s close-knit community.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when the behaviour of some pupils disrupts the recreational time of others.”
- “However, this is not currently realised in some aspects of the curriculum.”
- “The school is sharply focused on educational improvements, although, at present, the impact is not evident as too few pupils are ready for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2025 (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) | 62% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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 Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Avondale Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashleigh Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published