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Accrington Woodnook Primary School

Community school · Accrington · BB5 2HS

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Phase

Primary

Age range

Ages 4–11

Pupils

220

Local authority

Lancashire

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

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, 220 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 48.2%.

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.

Overview

School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
119341

Location

Address
Hudson Street
Postcode
BB5 2HS
Town
Accrington
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
220
Boys / girls
118 / 102
School capacity
285
Capacity fill
220 / 285 (77%)
Free school meals
48.2%
FSM pupils
106
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine MacMahon
Telephone
01254233020

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
43%
Higher standard (RWM)
0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

6.2%

Persistent absence

24.4%

Unauthorised

2.5%

Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
193

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 8.3% · Persistent 33.5%
2021/22
Overall 7.9% · Persistent 26.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England