Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Accrington Peel Park Primary School is a primary school in Accrington for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 15th of 25 primary schools in Accrington. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024, report published 20 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 December 2024
Pupils are happy at this school. They enjoy playing with their friends at breaktimes. Pupils trust adults to keep them safe and to listen to any worries that they may have. The school has high aspirations for pupils' achievement. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school has overhauled its curriculum to ensure it is suitably ambitious for pupils. However, weaknesses in the previous curriculum mean that some pupils have developed gaps in their learning over time. These pupils are not as well prepared for the next stage of education as they should be. Pupils behave well. They are kind to one another and play cooperatively together. Many pupils have positive attitudes to learning. They delight in the array of rewards that they receive for behaving well and working hard. Pupils value the range of opportunities on offer beyond the academic curriculum. They speak excitedly about visitors to school and the vast array of clubs on offer. Children in the early years, and pupils across the rest of the school, benefit from outdoor learning in the school's woodland area. This helps pupils to learn more about the natural world and to develop their teamworking skills.
What the school should improve
- In several subjects, pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum. This makes it difficult for them to make connections with prior learning when they learn new content. The school should ensure that teachers are suitably equipped to use assessment strategies with confidence and accuracy, ensuring that gaps in pupils' learning are identified and tackled quickly.
- Some staff are still developing their expertise to deliver aspects of the curriculum successfully. This hinders how well some pupils acquire and develop a deep understanding of subjects over time. As the school implements its refined curriculum, it should ensure staff are supported to deliver subject content consistently well.
- Some pupils who find reading more difficult are not supported as well as they should be to catch up. This hinders these pupils from becoming confident readers. The school should ensure that staff are supported to deliver the phonics and early reading curriculum effectively so that pupils become fluent readers.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
82 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
570 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Accrington Peel Park Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 24% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 36% met the expected standard |
| Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard | 58% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 48% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- The Futures Learning Trust
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr David Waites
- Phone
- 01254231583
- Address
- Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QR
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119184
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.