Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Hoddlesden St Paul's CE Primary School, Bayne Street, Hoddlesden, Darwen, BB3 3NHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Darwen for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 88 schools in Blackburn with Darwen. It ranks 4th of 14 primary schools in Darwen. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024, report published 22 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 December 2024
Pupils love their school. They actively contribute to making it a happy, positive place. Pupils diligently carry out leadership roles, take responsibility for themselves and demonstrate high levels of respect and support for each other. Their behaviour is impeccable. Pupils consistently live out the school's values. They maturely reflect on their behaviours and strive to become a 'Hoddlesden hero'. The school is unwavering in its determination for all pupils to reach exceptional heights, in school and beyond. It has designed a broad and innovative curriculum with this vision at its heart. This enables pupils to achieve exceptionally well across a broad range of subjects. The school continually looks outward when enriching the curriculum. For example, pupils used virtual reality headsets to learn about design processes when they visited a building site. They meet professionals to discuss the skills and knowledge needed for their jobs, including digital illustrators, fashion designers and engineers. Pupils' knowledge develops deeply across a range of subjects. Pupils' talents and interests are promoted exceptionally well. The extensive range of extra-curricular activities includes art, science, computing, gardening, crochet, choir and many sports. A high proportion of pupils attend clubs and represent the school at events. Pupils learn to play a range of instruments and experience performing with others in a band.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
237 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 64% met the expected standard |
| Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 43% met the expected standard |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 37% met the expected standard |
| Belthorn Academy Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Dugdale
- Phone
- 01254701940
- Address
- Hoddlesden St Paul's CE Primary School, Bayne Street, Hoddlesden, Darwen, BB3 3NH
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- URN
- 119455
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.