Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolAccrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Accrington.

Summary of the comparison

Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School and Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Accrington.

  • Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School was judged Good and Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 42.0% for Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School and 58.0% for Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School versus Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AccringtonAccrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolAccringtonAccrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureF30/100
Local ranking103rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure429th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll448 190
Capacity530 210
LocationAccrington, BB5 1ST Accrington, BB5 1DW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census448 190
Free school meals (ever 6)30.3% 46.8%
English as an additional language62.3% 29.5%
SEN support8.5% 17.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.8% Stronger figure19.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School

Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School

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