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Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

Secondary Free school in Darwen BB3 1AF

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  • School Reference Number: 139924
  • Address: Police Street, Darwen BB3 1AF
  • Headteacher: Miss Julie Green
  • Telephone: 01254 819567
  • Website: daestudio.biz
  • Managing Organisation: Aldridge Education
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Studio schools
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 300
  • Local Education Authority: Blackburn with Darwen
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 13 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2013* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 25/03/2015

Rating published on 29/04/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 September 2021 18 October 2021 School inspection
25 March 2015 29 April 2015 Full inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number139924
Local Authority Code889
Local Authority NameBlackburn with Darwen
Establishment Number4002
School / College NameDarwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Establishment Type Code41
Establishment typeStudio schools
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date02-09-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low13
Age range High19
Boarders Code0
BoardersNot applicable
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity300
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils268
Number of Boys87
Number of Girls181
Percentage Free School Meals38.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2096
Academy trust or TrustALDRIDGE EDUCATION
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorAldridge Education
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10042599
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date10-12-2024
StreetPolice Street
Locality
Address3
TownDarwen
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB3 1AF
Websitehttp://www.daestudio.biz/
Telephone01254819567
Headteacher/Principal titleMiss
Headteacher/Principal first nameJulie
Headteacher/Principal last nameGreen
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000008
DistrictBlackburn with Darwen
Ward CodeE05011516
WardDarwen West
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001450
Parliamentary ConstituencyRossendale and Darwen
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000008
Easting369012
Northing422319
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 016
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 016C
Inspectorate NameOfsted
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100010777182
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002630
LSOA CodeE01012653
Free School Meals81
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139924
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139924
LAESTAB8894002
School nameDarwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationStudio School
School open date02/09/2013
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary constituencyRossendale and Darwen
Multi-academy trust UID2096
Multi-academy trust nameAldridge Education
Academy sponsor UID4927
Academy sponsor nameAldridge Education
PostcodeBB3 1AF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils268
Statutory lowest age13
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10183993
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139924
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8894002
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionDarwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionStudio School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection15/09/2021
Ungraded inspection publication date17/10/2021
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS462684
Inspection typeS8 No Formal Designation Visit
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date25/03/2015
Publication date29/04/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139924
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8894002
School name at time of latest graded inspectionDarwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
School type at time of latest graded inspectionStudio School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberN/A
Previous inspection start dateN/A
Previous publication dateN/A
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
Previous graded inspection overall effectivenessN/A
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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