Acorns Primary School
Moor Park, Blackpool Road, Preston, PR1 6AU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 135347
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772792681
About this school
Acorns Primary School is a community special school in Preston. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 93 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Acorns 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 | 0% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.3%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 40.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Larches High School0.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Preston
-
Abrar Academy0.5 miles
Independent schools · Preston
-
Moorbrook School0.8 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
St Pius X Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Preston
-
University of Central Lancashire1.0 miles
Universities · Preston
Other schools in Preston
- Applebee Wood School Academies
- Brook View School Special schools
- Cedar Lodge School Special schools
- Hillside Specialist School and College Special schools
- Kirkham Pear Tree School Special schools
- Larches High School Local authority maintained schools
- Moorbrook School Special schools
- New Focus Education Special schools
- Oakfield House School Special schools
- Pioneer TEC Special schools
- Progress School Special schools
- Royal Cross Primary School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Acorns Primary School teach?
- Acorns Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Acorns Primary School?
- The headteacher of Acorns Primary School is Mrs Laura Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acorns Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acorns 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 big is Acorns Primary School?
- Acorns Primary School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Acorns Primary School full?
- Acorns Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 93 on roll (133%), so it is at or above 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 Acorns Primary School a faith school?
- No. Acorns Primary School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Acorns Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Acorns Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Acorns Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Acorns Primary School's absence rate?
- Acorns Primary School's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acorns Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acorns 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 1 July 2026.