1
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 0NN
1
2 Oct 2014
Top 10 Primary schools in Accrington
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Accrington. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
25
Outstanding
1
Good
18
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 75% · RI: 13% · I: 8%
2
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 3JG
2
13 Nov 2023
3
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 6AD
2
6 Jul 2023
4
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 5RJ
2
16 May 2023
5
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 2SW
2
22 Jan 2023
6
Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 1ST
2
21 Sep 2022
7
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 0NW
2
2 May 2022
8
Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 5HT
2
18 Dec 2019
9
Accrington Woodnook Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 2HS
2
23 Oct 2017
10
Green Haworth Church of England Primary School
Accrington • Lancashire • BB5 3SQ
2
29 Mar 2017
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 2 • Mar 2017
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2 • Jun 2016
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School 2 • Mar 2016
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 2 • Mar 2016
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2014
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle 2 • Jun 2013
- Accrington Huncoat Primary School 2 • Dec 2012
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2 • Nov 2012
- Altham St James Church of England Primary School 2 • Oct 2011
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School 3 • Feb 2024