St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Accrington, Lancashire
St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School is a primary school in Accrington, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 November 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rising Bridge Road, Rising Bridge, Accrington, BB5 2SW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, enjoy coming to school.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that people from all different types of families are made to feel welcome.”
- “Pupils benefit from positive relationships with caring staff.”
To improve
- “Although the curriculum is strong overall, in one or two subjects, leaders’ curricular thinking is less clear.”
- “However, leaders have not sufficiently considered the important knowledge that pupils should learn at each stage.”
- “Some teachers do not know exactly what knowledge to teach to pupils in these remaining subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2023 (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) | 71% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 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.
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Haslingden Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden 1.6 mi Outstanding
- Green Haworth Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Crawshawbooth Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good
- St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged