Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The Futures Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr David Waites
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 570
- URN
- 119184
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254231583
About this school
Accrington Peel Park Primary School is a foundation primary school in Accrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 570 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Accrington Peel Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 90 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 50% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 64% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 68% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 72% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Accrington Peel Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 626 |
| 2023/24 | 620 |
| 2024/25 | 606 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Accrington Peel Park Primary School compares
Accrington Peel Park Primary School ranked 281st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.1% | 32.5% | 570 | — |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | 24% | 5.9% | 40.7% | 207 | 0.3 miles |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.9% | 29.5% | 137 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 36% | 7.6% | 36.6% | 130 | 0.6 miles |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 46.8% | 176 | 0.6 miles |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | 48% | 7.4% | 51.8% | 220 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.51%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 19.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Woodnook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Accrington
Other schools in Accrington
Accrington Peel Park Primary School ranks 15th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Accrington.
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Huncoat Primary School Primary
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School Primary
- Altham St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
- Green Haworth Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Accrington Peel Park Primary School teach?
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Accrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Accrington Peel Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Accrington Peel Park Primary School is Mr David Waites, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Accrington Peel Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Accrington Peel Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Accrington Peel Park Primary School?
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School has 570 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Accrington Peel Park Primary School full?
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 570 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Accrington Peel Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Accrington Peel Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Accrington Peel Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Accrington Peel Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Accrington Peel Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School is part of The Futures Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Accrington Peel Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Accrington Peel Park Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School ranked 281st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Accrington Peel Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Accrington Peel Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Accrington Peel Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.