# Alternatives to Darwen Vale High School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Darwen Vale High 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.

## Darwen Vale High School, for comparison

0.90 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 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Darwen](/school/135580/darwen-aldridge-community-academy) | 1.5 mi south | 0.88 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Blackburn Central High School, Blackburn](/school/146936/blackburn-central-high-school) | 1.6 mi north | 0.76 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy, Blackburn](/school/150308/our-lady-and-st-john-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy) | 1.9 mi north | 0.68 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School, Blackburn](/school/138220/tauheedul-islam-boys-high-school) | 2.0 mi north-west | 2.03 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn, Blackburn](/school/119793/st-bede-s-roman-catholic-high-school-blackburn) | 2.1 mi north-west | 1.27 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy, Blackburn](/school/136900/st-wilfrid-s-church-of-england-academy) | 2.2 mi north-west | 1.16 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | yes |

"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/141321/darwen-vale-high-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/141321/darwen-vale-high-school