Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
About the school
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio is an open secondary 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
- 20 January 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 34.7
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Blackburn with Darwen
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 27.50%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 49.30%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.00%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 39.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.48
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.97
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
264
Girls
64.02%
Boys
35.98%
SEN support
29.92%
Education, health and care plan
6.06%
English as an additional language
2.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
47.06%
Overall absence
18.2
Persistent absence
56.34
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
52
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
10%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
32
Sustained education or employment
56%
Higher education
31%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
19%