Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street, Accrington, BB5 0JDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Accrington for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 23rd of 25 primary schools in Accrington. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in November 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 November 2023, report published 5 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- 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 28 November 2023
Pupils, including children in the Reception class, enjoy coming to school. Staff greet them warmly at the start of each day. Pupils said that their teachers care about them. This helps them to feel safe. Pupils delight in modelling the school's values, which they are keen to celebrate each week with their families in assembly. Following a period of instability, pupils are benefiting from the school's increasingly stable leadership and staffing arrangements. The school has high aspirations for pupils' achievement. Pupils strive to live up to these expectations, and they try their best during lessons. Pupils have positive attitudes to learning, and they behave equally well during social times. The school has overhauled its curriculum to ensure that 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 their education as they should be. Pupils enjoy developing their talents and interests in a number of activities, including choir practice, boxing, and science club. They are eager to take on responsibilities in school. For example, pupils told inspectors that they were proud to support their community through their work with a local food bank.
What the school should improve
- Some teachers 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 that teachers are supported to deliver subject content consistently well.
- In those subjects where the curriculum remains in development, the school is still shaping its approaches to assessment. This prevents teachers from identifying some pupils' misconceptions and the gaps in their prior learning as quickly as they should. The school should ensure that, as it develops assessment systems in these subjects, teachers are suitably equipped to check that pupils' earlier learning is secure.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
48 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
362 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 42% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 40% met the expected standard |
| Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 68% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Wilson
- Phone
- 01254399009
- Address
- Exchange Street, Accrington, BB5 0JD
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119185
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.