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Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Park Road, Accrington BB5 1ST · hyndburnpark.lancs.sch.uk · 01254 233171
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 434
- 82% of 530 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
- First language not English
- 60.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 13
- 3% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
Also near this school
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School