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Accrington Peel Park Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school

Alice Street, Accrington BB5 6QR · peelpark.lancs.sch.uk · 01254 231583

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
570
90% of 630 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
31.9%
First language not English
16.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Futures Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 71 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 98 (Places 90)98September 2023: 106 (Places 90)106September 2024: 83 (Places 88)83September 2025: 72 (Places 77)72September 2026: 60 (Places 71)60Places 71
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202671600.8100%
September 2025Sept 202577720.999%
September 2024Sept 202488830.9100%
September 2023Sept 2023901061.2▲80%
September 2022Sept 202290981.1▲90%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 56% (England 53%)56%2016/17: 72% (England 61%)72%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 55% (England 60%)55%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼57%62%
●7%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
●103105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Accrington Peel Park Primary School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
10 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Feb 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

43% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
43%
Replies
69
11% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼61% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼57% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼31% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼56% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼62% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼52% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼81% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼42% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼36% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼20% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 64% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼20% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (29%) with SEND

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