St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Blackburn with Darwen council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Blackburn with Darwen's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 7 families put this school as their first choice, and 7 places were offered. 7 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Safe Hands. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 1 May 2024. Overall: Requires improvement

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

Early years

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

184 (capacity 225)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Blackburn

Phone

01254701336

Address

St Albans Road, Darwen, BB3 0HY

Website

stcuthbertscofeprimary.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports