Darwen Vale High School
About the school
Darwen Vale High School 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
- 30 January 2024
- Published
- 11 March 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.1
- 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
- 40.40%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 57.80%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 10.60%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 39.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.6
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1071
Girls
46.59%
Boys
53.41%
SEN support
18.86%
Education, health and care plan
1.68%
English as an additional language
4.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.15%
Overall absence
10.15
Persistent absence
29.11
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
158
Sustained education or employment
82%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
13%