Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolSt Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

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

Summary of the comparison

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School and St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington are primary schools in Accrington.

  • Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington is ahead on our composite score.

  • Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement and St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington was judged strong.

  • 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 68.0% for St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington.

  • 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 St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington (43.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School versus St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AccringtonAccrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolAccringtonSt Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, AccringtonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF31/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking427th of 466 in Lancashire 139th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll365 151
Capacity420 140
LocationAccrington, BB5 0JD Accrington, BB5 0NN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard23.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score98.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census365 151
Free school meals (ever 6)38.4% 51.5%
English as an additional language60.5% 18.5%
SEN support16.4% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.7% 7.7% 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 Spring Hill Community Primary School

St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

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