St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Accrington, Lancashire
St Peter's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Accrington, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school).
Key facts
- Address
- Cartmel Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They feel a strong sense of belonging.”
- “Leaders have an astute knowledge of individual pupils, their families and the community that the school serves.”
To improve
- “However, older pupils have gaps in their learning which are not being addressed quickly enough.”
- “Although the proportion of pupils who are persistently absent is still above the national average, this is reducing over time.”
- “Leaders have identified that handwriting is a barrier to pupils' writing stamina.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 50% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 6 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.
- St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington 0.1 mi Not judged
- Green Haworth Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade