Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
About the school
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy is an open primary school in Blackburn with Darwen.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 March 2023
- Published
- 24 May 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 65%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 77%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 13%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 33%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 77%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
205
Girls
52.20%
Boys
47.80%
SEN support
6.34%
Education, health and care plan
0.49%
English as an additional language
0.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
10.24%
Overall absence
3.65
Persistent absence
5.62