Schools in Accrington
Lancashire · 36 schools
Total Schools
36
25 primary · 5 secondary
Total Pupils
10,369
92% capacity used
Ofsted Rated
8
1 outstanding · 7 good
Capacity
11,286
917 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
7
25
Outstanding: 1
Good: 7
Requires Improvement: 1
Inadequate: 2
Not inspected: 25
Best Schools in Accrington
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Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
67.1%
KS2 Maths
66.5%
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
BB5 4QGAges 2-11118 pupils
Special
Community special school
Outstanding
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School
BB5 6ADAges 5-11207 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Church of England
Good
Fairfield Nursery School
BB5 0LDAges 2-558 pupils
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Good
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
BB5 0LUAges 11-16801 pupils
Secondary
Voluntary aided school
Roman Catholic
Good
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School
BB5 3JGAges 3-11205 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
Oswaldtwistle School
BB5 3DAAges 11-1696 pupils
PRU
Pupil referral unit
Good
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
BB5 2SWAges 4-11133 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Church of England
Good
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
BB5 5RJAges 5-11128 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Roman Catholic
Good
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
BB5 0JDAges 4-11362 pupils
Primary
Community school
Requires Improvement
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
BB5 2AQAges 4-11137 pupils
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Church of England
Inadequate
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