Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · DARWEN, Blackburn with Darwen
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in DARWEN, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Turncroft Road, DARWEN, BB3 2BW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 240 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They are greeted warmly each morning by kind and caring staff.”
- “Pupils value the positive relationships with staff and their peers.”
To improve
- “This is also true for the proportion of pupils in Year 1 who meet the expected standard in the phonics screening check.”
- “However, leaders do not analyse incidents as well as they could to spot patterns and trends to ensure the number of incidents reduces over time.”
- “However, staff are not as adept at consistently addressing errors in pupils' use of punctuation and spelling.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 2026 (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) | 43% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Blackburn with Darwen published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- 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
- Ashleigh Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Avondale Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published