Accrington Peel Park Primary School, Accrington

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very proud of our school and of the children that come to our school. We aim to ensure that our children are cared for, nurtured and respected and that we provide a school that allows each and every child to flourish."

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Accrington Peel Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (64% in reading, 68% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Accrington Peel Park Primary School as their first choice and 170 named it as one of their preferences, for 71 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Accrington Peel Park Primary School are Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 52% reading, 48% maths); Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, 78% reading, 74% maths); St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, 59% reading, 45% maths); and Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths).

Accrington Peel Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Accrington Peel Park Primary School is one of 2 schools run by The Futures Learning Trust, an academy trust.

69 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Accrington Peel Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 44% would recommend the school, 61% say their child is happy there and 24% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (62%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (24%).

The nearest railway station is Accrington Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Turkey Street (opposite), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Accrington Peel Park Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 379 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Accrington Peel Park Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Accrington Peel Park Primary School are Accrington Academy (0.8 miles), Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School (1 mile) and The Hollins (1.3 miles).