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Accrington Woodnook Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Hudson Street, Accrington BB5 2HS · woodnookschool.co.uk · 01254 233020

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
48%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
220
77% of 285 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
48.2%
First language not English
46.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 19 (Places 21)19September 2023: 16 (Places 21)16September 2024: 27 (Places 28)27September 2025: 44 (Places 39)44September 2026: 33 (Places 30)33Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630331.1▲88%
September 2025Sept 202539441.1▲89%
September 2024Sept 202428271100%
September 2023Sept 202321160.8100%
September 2022Sept 202221190.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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: 43% (England 53%)43%2016/17: 52% (England 61%)52%2017/18: 31% (England 64%)31%2018/19: 29% (England 65%)29%2022/23: 43% (England 60%)43%2023/24: 41% (England 61%)41%2024/25: 48% (England 62%)48%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼48%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼100105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Accrington Woodnook Primary School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
10
5% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲100% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

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