Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolSacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

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

Summary of the comparison

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church are primary schools in Accrington.

  • Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church is ahead on our composite score.

  • Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement 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 23.0% for Accrington Spring Hill Community 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 held broadly level at Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School (24.0% in 2022-23, 23.0% 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 Spring Hill Community Primary School versus Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AccringtonAccrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolAccringtonSacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, ChurchEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF31/100F32/100Stronger figure
Local ranking427th of 466 in Lancashire 426th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll365 199
Capacity420 224
LocationAccrington, BB5 0JD Accrington, BB5 4HG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard23.0% 40.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score98.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 101.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census365 199
Free school meals (ever 6)38.4% 47.2%
English as an additional language60.5% 47.2%
SEN support16.4% 14.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% Stronger figure8.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.7% 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 Spring Hill Community Primary School

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

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