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Academy sponsor led · Schools & FE

Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

URN 135580 · Blackburn with DarwenOpen
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Inspection history (3)

  1. 21 May 2025

    School inspection (EIF) · published 10 Jul 2025

    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Ahmed Marikar (lead), David Bell, Emma Gregory, Lesley Nixon

  2. 15 Dec 2022

    School inspection (EIF) · published 8 Feb 2023

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Ben Hill (lead), Alan Hammersley, Chris Meldrum, Paul Edmondson, Philip Wood

  3. 23 May 2017

    Short school inspection · Short inspection · published 27 Jun 2017

    Good

    Neil Mackenzie

Academy trust

Aldridge Education

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Details

URN
135580
Type
Academy sponsor led
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Region
North West
Address
Sudell Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 3HD
Reports on record
3
Earliest report
23 May 2017
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Opened
02-09-2008
Region
North West
Status
Open
Website
daca.uk.com
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
1600
Age Range
11 - 19
Age range
11 to 19
Telephone
01254819500
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Allan Glover
Pupils on roll
1036
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
1600
Number of pupils
1036
Religious character
Does Not Apply
Free school meals (%)
36.20
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