Accrington Woodnook Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Accrington, Lancashire
Accrington Woodnook Primary School is a primary school in Accrington, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Hudson Street, Accrington, BB5 2HS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils strive to live out the school’s values of friendship, aspiration, independence and respect.”
- “This starts from the early years, where children enjoy interacting with one other and eagerly apply their learning in activities.”
- “Pupils celebrate the school’s rich diversity and appreciate everyone’s uniqueness.”
To improve
- “However, many of the curriculums in Year 1 to Year 6 are newly developed and have not fully impacted on what pupils know and remember.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should across the curriculum.”
- “Published results in 2024 were below average in phonics, reading, writing and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement
- St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington 0.7 mi Not judged
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade