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Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Sudell Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
England
BB33HD

📞 phone: 01254 819500

👩‍🏫 principal: Mrs Claire Bailey

🌍 web: www.daca.uk.com

1195 pupils mixed gender
1600 pupils capacity: 75% full

628 boys 53%

567 girls 47%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
135580
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
6905
Open date
2. September 2008
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 369520, Northing: 422055
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.694, Longitude: -2.4631
Accepting pupils
11—19 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
15. December 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › Rossendale and Darwen › Darwen East
Free school meals %
25.90
Trust
ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
Learning provider ref #
10024130

School governors

  • Miss Kate Connolly, Local Governor
    (16. July 2019—15. July 2023)
  • Mrs Michelle Price, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—1. April 2027)
  • Mrs Janette Begbie, Local Governor
    (22. October 2020—25. July 2022)
  • Mr John Keating, Local Governor
    (22. October 2020—10. February 2023)
  • Mr David May, Local Governor
    (17. March 2021—31. January 2023)
  • Ms Glenda Brindle, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (10. December 2013—9. December 2025)
  • Julie Bateman, Local Governor
    (14. April 2022—13. April 2026)
  • Mubaaruck Ibrahim, Local Governor
    (10. March 2022—6. June 2022)
  • Claire Bailey, Local Governor
    (6. June 2022—None)
  • Jacqui Buckley, Local Governor
    (19. May 2022—18. May 2026)
  • Mr Thomas Longhill, Local Governor
    (30. September 2022—29. September 2026)
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Schools nearby

  1. Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, BB33HD (1195 pupils)
  2. 0.1 miles Darwen School, BB33HW
  3. 0.2 miles Turncroft Nursery School, BB32DN (70 pupils)
  4. 0.3 miles Sudell Primary School, BB33EB
  5. 0.3 miles Holy Trinity VC School, BB32RW (146 pupils)
  6. 0.3 miles Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School, BB32BW (279 pupils)
  7. 0.3 miles Sudell Primary School, BB33EB (149 pupils)
  8. 0.4 miles St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen, BB32SG (172 pupils)
  9. 0.4 miles Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio, BB31AF (262 pupils)
  10. 0.5 miles Darwen St James' Church of England Primary School, BB30EY
  11. 0.5 miles Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy, BB30EY (213 pupils)
  12. 0.6 miles Darwen Childrens Centre, BB30ER
  13. 0.7 miles Darwen Moorland High School, BB33AU
  14. 0.9 miles Ashleigh Primary School, BB32JT (220 pupils)
  15. 0.9 miles Avondale Primary School, BB31NN (398 pupils)
  16. 1 mile Darwen St Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, BB32JA
  17. 1 mile Tullyallan Special School, BB31HZ
  18. 1 mile The Sunnyhurst Centre, BB31HZ
  19. 1 mile Aurora Woodlands School, BB32NG (43 pupils)
  20. 1 mile Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy, BB32JA (207 pupils)
  21. 1 mile Crosshill Special School, BB31HZ (81 pupils)
  22. 1.2 miles St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, BB30HY (217 pupils)
  23. 1.3 miles Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School, BB33NH (235 pupils)
  24. 1.4 miles St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, BB30AA (204 pupils)
  25. 1.5 miles Darwen Vale High School, BB30AL (944 pupils)

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