St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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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St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 1 May 2024. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Cuthbert's Church of England 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 Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (1 May 2024); of the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen, 2 are Good and 6 have no current grade.
- Of pupils here, 33.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28% 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
- St Albans Road, Darwen, BB3 0HY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this school.”
- “In most cases, they play nicely together during breaktimes and lunchtimes.”
- “More often than not, the school deals with such issues appropriately.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils did report that they sometimes experience unkind words and behaviours.”
- “After a period of staffing turbulence, the school is beginning to raise its expectations for what pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), should achieve.”
- “However, there has not been enough time to see the full impact of these changes on pupils’ attainment and progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2024 (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) | 38% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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 Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Avondale Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity VC School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lower Darwen Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published