Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolSacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

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

Summary of the comparison

Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church are primary schools in Accrington.

  • Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church scores 32 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 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church was judged the expected standard.

  • 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 40.0% for Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church.

  • 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 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church (27.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School versus Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AccringtonAccrington Hyndburn Park Primary SchoolAccringtonSacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, ChurchEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureF32/100
Local ranking103rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure426th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll448 199
Capacity530 224
LocationAccrington, BB5 1ST Accrington, BB5 4HG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% Stronger figure40.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 101.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census448 199
Free school meals (ever 6)30.3% 47.2%
English as an additional language62.3% 47.2%
SEN support8.5% 14.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure8.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.8% Stronger figure28.4% 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

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

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