St Peter's CofE Primary School
Cartmel Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Moss
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 119386
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254233513
About this school
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Accrington. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's CofE 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 23 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 43% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 57% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 57% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 57% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 St Peter's CofE 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 | 75% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's CofE Primary School compares
St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 340th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.3% | 53.1% | 114 | — |
| St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington | 68% | 4.2% | 51.5% | 151 | 0.1 miles |
| Green Haworth Church of England Primary School | 8% | 5.9% | 33.3% | 65 | 0.3 miles |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | 23% | 7.1% | 38.4% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle | 74% | 5.3% | 23.3% | 252 | 0.7 miles |
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 21.8% | 205 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 8 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.08%
- English as an additional language
- 59.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington0.1 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Green Haworth Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle0.7 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Accrington
Other schools in Accrington
St Peter's CofE Primary School ranks 17th 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 Peel 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
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Accrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's CofE Primary School is Mrs Emma Moss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's CofE 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 St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Peter's CofE Primary School full?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 114 on roll (54%), 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 St Peter's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does St Peter's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Peter's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 340th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Peter's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's CofE 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 15 July 2026.