# Darwen Vale High School — Darwen, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/darwen-vale-high-school-16139 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 2.0/5 from 15 published reviews - **Founded:** 1938 - **Principal:** Jessica Giraud ## Contact - **Address:** Blackburn Rd, Darwen, Lancashire - **Phone:** 01254 223000 - **Website:** https://www.darwenvale.com - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/darwen-vale-high-school-16139 ## About We aim high. We work hard. We care. We are vale. Darwen Vale is a school which has the very highest standards – both in terms of academic teaching and life beyond the classroom. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Jan 2024 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Jan 2024 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Jan 2024 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Jan 2024 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Jan 2024 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — Shuake yaoi: There is not enough yaoi taught in this school, they need to know about yaoi Jesus dude.. *(Apr 2025)* - **1/5** — horrible school: awful behaviour teachers r horrible don't listen to students and just scream at them. don't let students go trough with human rights such as going toilet, teachers treat my children like poo. wouldn't recommend this school to any of my friends of their children, needs a good sorting *(Feb 2025)* - **1/5** — Horrible school: Bullying not sorting out problems rude teachers cant even get a chat allways buisy detentions for not having a pen or wearing tights under shorts when we go outside and more stupid reasons allways blameing students make students go outside in cold weather in shorts and Tshirt pushes student too far shouts at students for not doing something to the poibt there crying teachers bullying studens *(Jan 2025)* - **1/5** — Failed in its Duty of Care to Student and Akin to Prison: If your child’s mental health matters and is a priority to you, I strongly advise steering clear of this school. The environment here is akin to a prison than a place of learning, and the school has utterly failed in its duty of care to support its students. My daughter endured relentless bullying and was the target of teachers from 2021 to 2024, which led her to attempt to take her own life twice. I regret not choosing elective home education sooner, it could have spared her from the trauma and… *(Sep 2024)* - **4/5** — Mixed Experience with Good and Bad: We've had a mixed experience at Darwen Vale High School, to be honest. Our daughter loves the extracurricular programs on offer, but we've had some issues with the teaching staff. The school's focus on behavior and discipline is good, but sometimes it feels a bit too strict. Overall, it's an okay school. *(Nov 2022)* - **5/5** — Excellent School with Wonderful Values: My daughter has been attending Darwen Vale High School for a year now, and we are thoroughly impressed with the values the school instills in the students. The 'no excuses' approach really works, and the students are incredibly courteous and respectful. We've also noticed a big improvement in her academic results. *(Sep 2022)* - **1/5** — Avoid!: The headmaster is a little gremlin who command zero respect. English department is atrocious. Maths department is absolutely awful *(Sep 2022)* - **5/5** — Darwen vale high school: Love Dvhs, I have had many opportunities such as meeting my friends and meeting the teachers . *(Apr 2022)* - **5/5** — Great School with Exceptional Facilities: My son graduated from Darwen Vale High School a few years ago, and we're still very happy with the education he received. The school's focus on entrepreneurship and life skills was really beneficial for him. The facilities are also excellent, with great sports facilities and a lovely courtyard. *(Feb 2022)* - **1/5** — Avoid at all costs: Horrible school full of bullies and farmers teachers are as useful as a mop in a flood A desensitised area for smoking and children making profit by selling cigarettes with the teachers 100% aware of this avoid this school at all costs would recommend much better schools in the area (DACA , st beeds) *(Aug 2021)* ## Other schools in Darwen - [St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/st-edwards-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-23061) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [Sudell Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/sudell-primary-school-16546) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-8076) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/st-cuthberts-church-of-england-primary-school-8159) — 4.3/5 (4 reviews) - [Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/darwen-st-barnabas-cofe-primary-academy-16256) — 4.7/5 (3 reviews) - [Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/darwen/darwen-aldridge-enterprise-studio-14974) — 4.7/5 (3 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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