Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

About Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School sits within Lancashire local authority and is one of 480 primary schools in the county. In the most recent local rankings based on KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standards, it placed 403rd, putting it well behind the top-performing peers in its area. The three highest-ranked primaries nearby are Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley, each scoring significantly higher on the same metric. The school's own ranking within the Hyndburn borough is 28th out of 31 schools, placing it in the bottom half nationally and regionally. Headteacher Laura Wilson leads a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 365 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, 117 families applied for 43 places, with 42 receiving their first preference, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.72.

Academically, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023 rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2014. However, several individual areas were judged Good: early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. The quality of education was the specific area requiring improvement. At KS2 in 2023/24, just 28% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. Average scores were 100 in reading and 98 in maths, with 52% reaching the expected standard in reading, 47% in maths, and 43% in writing. No pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. Progress measures were not published for this cohort, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, music rooms, sports hall, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, gymnastics, cross country and netball, while extracurricular clubs include film, drama, gardening, book club, art club and science club. SEND support is well-documented, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 37.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage. Given its oversubscription and local ranking, this school is likely to suit families who prioritise a strong pastoral and behavioural environment over top-tier academic outcomes, and who value the breadth of clubs and SEND support on offer.

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