Primary
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School
Rock Lane, Tockholes, Darwen, BB3 0LX
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 56 of 70 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 5.3
- Pupils per adult
- 10.8
- Pupils
- 57
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)September 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
10%
42 points below the Darwen average (52% across 14 schools)
104.0
0.6 above the Darwen average (103.4 across 14 schools)
14th of 14 by our score, among the primary schools in Darwen we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 98 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 10% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 64% |
| 23/24 | 30% |
| 24/25 | 10% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 98.0 |
Rock Lane, Tockholes, Darwen, BB3 0LX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Blackburn with Darwen admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Headteacher
- Mark Power
- Address
- Rock Lane, Tockholes, Darwen, BB3 0LX
- Telephone
- 01254701806