St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 198 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 208 |
| Free school meals | 17.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Address | Blackburn Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0AA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stedwardsrcdarwen.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01254701616 |
| URN | 150080 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest ungraded inspection: 23 January 2020, outcome: School remains Good.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Avondale Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Lower Darwen Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St James' Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Longshaw Infant School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.