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Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

Community school · Accrington · BB5 0JD

Ages 4–11 · 362 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

24%

Overall absence

8.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-11-28

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)24%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
95.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.1%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.0%
Enrolments in measure
338

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

362 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
362
Boys / girls
181 / 181
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
362 / 420 (86%)
Free school meals
38.7%
FSM pupils
140
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Laura Wilson

Location

Address
Exchange Street
Postcode
BB5 0JD
Town
Accrington
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Accrington, Lancashire, 362 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 38.7%.

Open schools in Accrington
36
Primary schools in Accrington
25
Academies among open schools in Accrington
22% (8)
Open schools in BB5
37
Primary in BB5
26
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AccringtonNear BB5

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Laura Wilson
Telephone
01254399009
Website
www.springhillschool.co.uk/

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