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Accrington Peel Park Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Lancashire

Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QR

Website 01254231583

50

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 10/12/2024

Application demand

99%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.9%

19.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

570

Capacity used

Has space

90%

630 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

99%

1st preference success rate

71 of 72 families who put it first got an offer

77

Places offered

203

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7271● 99%
2nd preference655● 8%
3rd preference660● 0%
Total2037637%

1st preference success by year

77%
2020
80%
2021
90%
2022
80%
2023
100%
2024
99%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
David Waites
Address
Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QR
Phone
01254231583
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Peel · Hyndburn
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119184

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals32%——
English as additional language15%——
SEN support16%——
53% boys (303)47% girls (267)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: The Futures Learning Trust

570 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    10 December 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 552 pupils

Attendance

93.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

19.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
16%
21/22
19%
22/23
18%
23/24
19%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths50%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard57%
-5% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard63%
-12% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard78%
+6% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard72%
-2% vs England
Higher standard24%
-2% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard68%
-5% vs England
Higher standard22%
-8% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

802019552023502024572025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)57%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.