Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSt John's Stonefold CofE Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School and St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School are primary schools in Accrington.

Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St John's Stonefold CofE 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 72.0% for Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School and 71.0% for St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School (7.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School versus St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	AccringtonBaxenden St John's Church of England Primary School	AccringtonSt John's Stonefold CofE Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C60/100Stronger figure	D42/100
Local ranking	197th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure	372nd of 466 in Lancashire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary aided school	Voluntary aided school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	207	116
Capacity	210	140
Location	Accrington, BB5 2RQ	Accrington, BB5 2SW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	72.0% Stronger figure	71.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	7.0%	14.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	106.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	105.0	105.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	207	116
Free school meals (ever 6)	7.3%	23.3%
English as an additional language	0.0%	7.8%
SEN support	2.9%	15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.4%	1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.2% Stronger figure	4.5%	6.2%
Persistent absence	1.7% Stronger figure	10.7%	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.