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Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Barnfield Street, Accrington BB5 2AQ · benjamin.lancsngfl.ac.uk · 01254 232130
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 137
- 85% of 161 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% 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 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 16 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119441)
Ofsted
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119441)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119441), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119441)
Before September 2019
Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119441)
Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119441)