School profile

St Peter's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Accrington, BB5 0NW

Requires improvement

Map showing St Peter's CofE Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,170 of 15,057

Worse than 80% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

St Peter's CofE Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 21 Apr 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeVoluntary controlled school
Ages5 to 11
Pupils114
GenderMixed
Religious characterChurch of England
Head teacherMrs Emma Moss
Local authorityLancashire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119386.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths50%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.6%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, worse than England, similar to Lancashire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Lancashire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Lancashire105105
Expected standard in reading61%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire74%76%
Expected standard in writing56%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire71%73%
Expected standard in maths72%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire74%75%
Pupils taking tests18--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils114
Girls56
Boys58
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.50%
First language not English61.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.45.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.31
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size17.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Pakistani
57%
White British
29.8%
White and Asian
5.3%
African
4.4%
Other ethnic group
1.8%
Other White
0.9%
Indian
0.9%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.5
Teachers (FTE)8
Teaching assistants (FTE)4.03
Support staff (FTE)6.25
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.12
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.38
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.6
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.6
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Overall absence6%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.16.1%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire13%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.9%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near St Peter's CofE Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimarySt Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, AccringtonVoluntary aided school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryGreen Haworth Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Inadequate
0.5 miSecondaryMount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, HyndburnVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryAccrington Spring Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimarySt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OswaldtwistleVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miNurseryFairfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryOswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryAccrington Woodnook Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.8 miSecondaryRhyddingsAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.8 miNurseryLee Royd Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good

Frequently asked questions about St Peter's CofE Primary School

What is St Peter's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Peter's CofE Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 21 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does St Peter's CofE Primary School rank in England?

St Peter's CofE Primary School ranks 12,170 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 80% of schools).

What are St Peter's CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into St Peter's CofE Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Peter's CofE Primary School made 12 offers from 38 applications (3.2 per offer), and 6 of 6 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend St Peter's CofE Primary School?

St Peter's CofE Primary School has 114 pupils aged 5 to 11.

What is the capacity of St Peter's CofE Primary School?

St Peter's CofE Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at St Peter's CofE Primary School?

At St Peter's CofE Primary School, the average class had 17.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 14.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at St Peter's CofE Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary School missed 6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 16.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.