Accrington Peel Park Primary SchoolAccrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Accrington Peel Park Primary School and Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Accrington.

  • Accrington Peel Park Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Accrington Peel Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Accrington Peel Park Primary School was judged the expected standard and Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Accrington Peel Park Primary School and 24.0% for Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Accrington Peel Park Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 24.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Accrington Peel Park Primary School versus Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AccringtonAccrington Peel Park Primary SchoolAccringtonAccrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking274th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure331st of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll606 204
Capacity630 210
LocationAccrington, BB5 6QR Accrington, BB5 6AD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% Stronger figure24.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census606 204
Free school meals (ever 6)32.5% 40.7%
English as an additional language15.3% 8.8%
SEN support22.4% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 5.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 5.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.4% 18.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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 Peel Park Primary School

Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School

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