Accrington Woodnook Primary School, Accrington

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to welcome you to Woodnook Primary School. I feel very fortunate to lead such a wonderful school and I am excited for our journey ahead together. We are a caring, happy and friendly school with a family atmosphere."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and choir.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Accrington Woodnook Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Accrington Woodnook Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Accrington Woodnook Primary School are Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 74% maths); St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, 59% reading, 45% maths); Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 40% reading, 50% maths); and St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 79% maths).

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

10 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Accrington Woodnook Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

48.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 46.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (67%), White British (18%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 24 pupils (10.9%) received SEN support and 6 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Accrington Rail Station, about 770 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hudson Street (by), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Accrington Woodnook Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 435 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 Woodnook Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Accrington Woodnook Primary School are Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn (0.6 miles); The Hollins (0.7 miles); Accrington Academy (1.1 miles); and Rhyddings (1.2 miles).