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Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

Primary Academy school in Darwen BB3 2JA

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  • School Reference Number: 141483
  • Address: Knowlesly Road, Darwen BB3 2JA
  • Head Teacher: Mrs Rebecca Ham
  • Telephone: 01254 702996
  • Website: stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Cidari Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 210
  • Local Education Authority: Blackburn with Darwen
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: October 2014* (Academy Converter)

* 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.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 19/09/2017

Rating published on 20/10/2017

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
28 March 2023 25 May 2023 School inspection
19 September 2017 20 October 2017 Full inspection Good
1 October 2014 4 October 2014 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number141483
Local Authority Code889
Local Authority NameBlackburn with Darwen
Establishment Number3374
School / College NameDarwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-10-2014
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE03
DioceseDiocese of Blackburn
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity210
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils202
Number of Boys102
Number of Girls100
Percentage Free School Meals9.90
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2695
Academy trust or TrustCIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorCidari Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10047631
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date10-01-2025
StreetKnowlesly Road
Locality
Address3
TownDarwen
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB3 2JA
Websitewww.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/
Telephone01254702996
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameRebecca
Headteacher/Principal last nameHam
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
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 CodeE05011524
WardWest Pennine
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001450
Parliamentary ConstituencyRossendale and Darwen
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000008
Easting370115
Northing420524
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 017
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Blackburn with Darwen 017E
Inspectorate Name
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 Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number3374
Country
UPRN200004504198
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002631
LSOA CodeE01012660
Free School Meals20
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN141483
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/141483
LAESTAB8893374
School nameDarwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/10/2014
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
Parliamentary constituencyRossendale and Darwen
Multi-academy trust UID2695
Multi-academy trust nameCidari Education Limited
Academy sponsor UID2696
Academy sponsor nameCidari Trust
PostcodeBB3 2JA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils202
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10241893
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection141483
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8893374
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionDarwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection29/03/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date24/05/2023
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 inspection10036754
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date19/09/2017
Publication date20/10/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection141483
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8893374
School name at time of latest graded inspectionDarwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
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?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS411822
Previous inspection start date12/06/2013
Previous publication date04/07/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection119456
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8893374
School name at time of previous graded inspectionDarwen St Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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