Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Barnfield Street, Accrington, BB5 2AQ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Pemberton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 161
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 119441
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Accrington. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - |
| Writing progress | -6.50 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - |
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 Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England 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 | 35% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 27.3% | 150 | — |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.9% | 29.5% | 137 | 0.0 miles |
| St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 36% | 7.6% | 36.6% | 130 | 0.3 miles |
| Accrington Peel Park Primary School | 57% | 6.1% | 32.5% | 570 | 0.4 miles |
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | 24% | 5.9% | 40.7% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | 48% | 7.4% | 51.8% | 220 | 0.5 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.3%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Accrington
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St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Peel Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Accrington Woodnook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Accrington
Other 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 year groups does Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School teach?
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Accrington.
- Has Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School?
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School had 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England 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 31 August 2024.