Best Primary Schools in Accrington

We checked all 25 primary schools in Accrington, Lancashire,, and every one is ranked.

Schools checked
25
Ranked
25
Without a rank
0

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Accrington. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Accrington also has 6 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Lancashire. Lancashire also has rankings for Preston, Chorley, Burnley, Lancaster, Ormskirk and all of Lancashire.

Ranked primary schools in Accrington

  1. Rank 1

    St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle

    Local authority maintained, 252 pupils, inspected May 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    9%
  2. Rank 2

    Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 267 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    78%
    Higher standard
    9%
  3. Rank 3

    St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 133 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    14%
  4. Rank 4

    St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

    Local authority maintained, 151 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    11%
  5. Rank 5

    Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 205 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    7%
  6. Rank 6

    Altham St James Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 84 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    9%
  7. Rank 7

    Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 205 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    6%
  8. Rank 8

    Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 205 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    0%
  9. Rank 9

    Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 142 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    0%
  10. Rank 10

    St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 187 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    4%
  11. Rank 11

    Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 320 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    10%
  12. Rank 12

    St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors

    Local authority maintained, 128 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    5%
  13. Rank 13

    Accrington Huncoat Primary School

    Academy, 211 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    8%
  14. Rank 14

    St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 114 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    6%
  15. Rank 15

    Accrington Peel Park Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 570 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    7%
  16. Rank 16

    Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 434 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    42%
    Higher standard
    2%
  17. Rank 17

    Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 137 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    9%
  18. Rank 18

    Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 176 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    0%
  19. Rank 19

    Accrington Woodnook Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    0%
  20. Rank 20

    Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

    Local authority maintained, 199 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    0%
  21. Rank 21

    Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 207 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    24%
    Higher standard
    0%
  22. Rank 22

    Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 302 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    39%
    Higher standard
    0%
  23. Rank 23

    Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 362 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    23%
    Higher standard
    0%
  24. Rank 24

    Green Haworth Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 65 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
    Expected standard
    8%
    Higher standard
    0%
  25. Rank 25

    St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 130 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Expected standard
    36%
    Higher standard
    0%