On the 19th September we took 219 year 10 students to Blackburn Cathedral to attend the Blackburn is Hiring careers aspiration event....

In the summer of 2019 elections were held to find a new Head boy and Head Girl. From the many candidates who put themselves forward and...

Students at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy were celebrating achieving top Grades 7-9 in this year’s GCSE examinations. Of all Grades,...

Darwen Aldridge Community Academy students are celebrating some outstanding post 16 results this year. Provisional indications are that...

Eleven pupils from a Darwen high school have travelled to Uganda to work with children from the Acholi community. Along with two...

Congratulations to former Darwen Aldridge Community Academy student Evie Hargreaves who has secured a place on Bristol Old Vic Theatre...

Sammy Brown (Y11), Georgina Brown (Y9), Sian Edwards (Y9), Jentai Scales (Y8), Will O’Hara (Y8) and Ibtihaj Aziz (Y7) took part in the...

Congratulations to Ava Nicholson for Winning the Open age (16+) female Kumite gold medal in a National Karate competition. She came away...

During this academic year, every Year 7 student, during their Design Engineering lessons, has investigated, designed and manufactured the...

On the 7 and 8th March 2018, DACA marked National Careers Week by hosting their annual BWD Hive Skills Showcase – an interactive event...