What did School Atlas judge Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in May 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 240 pupils on roll.

What ages does Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School take?

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

When Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children / previously looked after children AND children with special medical or social circumstances — (a) Children in public care and previously looked after children. This means a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Parents must submit this evidence to the school by 15 January 2025, if they wish their application to be considered under this criterion; 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address and children of parent or carer's partner; 3. Church Criteria — Children whose home address is within the ecclesiastical parish of St Peter's, Darwen (a map is available in school and on the school website) with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England, or Evangelical Alliance or the North West Partnership. The list of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website www.cte.org.uk, the Evangelical Alliance at www.eauk.org; North West Partnership at www.northwestpartnership.com Lists are taken as on 31st December 2023. "Parental worshipping" means regular fortnightly attendance at church at public worship over a period of at least six months between 1st January and 1st September 2024. The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy, and 3 further criteria. 27 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.7% of pupils at Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children / previously looked after children AND children with special medical or social circumstances — (a) Children in public care and previously looked after children. This means a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Parents must submit this evidence to the school by 15 January 2025, if they wish their application to be considered under this criterion.
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address and children of parent or carer's partner.
3Church Criteria — Children whose home address is within the ecclesiastical parish of St Peter's, Darwen (a map is available in school and on the school website) with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England, or Evangelical Alliance or the North West Partnership. The list of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website www.cte.org.uk, the Evangelical Alliance at www.eauk.org; North West Partnership at www.northwestpartnership.com Lists are taken as on 31st December 2023. "Parental worshipping" means regular fortnightly attendance at church at public worship over a period of at least six months between 1st January and 1st September 2024. The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy.
4Children of Staff — Children of staff where that member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to school is made.
5Children living in the parish — Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of St Peter's, Darwen (a map is available in school and on the school website) but do not worship in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England, or Evangelical Alliance or the North West Partnership.
6Children whose parents live outside the ecclesiastical parish of St Peter's, Darwen — a) Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England, or Evangelical Alliance or the North West Partnership. The list of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website www.cte.org.uk, the Evangelical Alliance at www.eauk.org; North West Partnership at www.northwestpartnership.com Lists are taken as on 31st December 2023. "Parental worshipping" means regular fortnightly attendance at church at public worship over a period of at least six months between 1st January and 1st September 2024. The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy. b) Other children.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Criteria 1(a) and 1(b) are listed together as a single priority rank 1. Criterion 6 has two sub-categories (a) and (b). The supplementary information form must be returned to the school by 15 January 2025 for faith criteria to be considered. Waiting list operates until 31st December 2025.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.