# Alternatives to Lower Darwen Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Lower Darwen Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Lower Darwen Primary School, for comparison

0.82 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [St James' Church of England Primary School, Darwen](/school/119503/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.4 mi north-east | 1.03 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Blackburn](/school/119512/our-lady-of-perpetual-succour-roman-catholic-primary-school-blackburn) | 0.6 mi north-west | 1.00 | 2026 | Strong standard | no | not recorded |
| [St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Darwen](/school/150080/st-edward-s-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy) | 0.8 mi south-west | 1.00 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Longshaw Infant School, Blackburn](/school/119125/longshaw-infant-school) | 0.8 mi north-west | 0.95 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary, Blackburn](/school/133987/blackburn-the-redeemer-cofe-primary) | 0.9 mi north-west | 1.00 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Darwen](/school/119615/st-cuthbert-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 1.1 mi south-west | - | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/119120/lower-darwen-primary-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/119120/lower-darwen-primary-school