Best primary schools in Accrington (2026)

Accrington has 11 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School, in the top 21% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 50%, against 62% for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 0 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 21% in England	Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Accrington · Church of England	74%	74%	9%	Inadequate
2 Top 47% in England	Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School Accrington · Church of England	64%	72%	7%	No rating
3 Bottom 48% in England	St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington Accrington · Roman Catholic	60%	68%	11%	Not judged
4 Bottom 28% in England	St Peter's CofE Primary School Accrington · Church of England	56%	50%	6%	Report card
5 Bottom 27% in England	Accrington Peel Park Primary School Accrington	54%	57%	7%	Not judged
6 Bottom 15% in England	Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School Accrington · Church of England	49%	58%	0%	Report card
7 Bottom 14% in England	Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Accrington	47%	42%	2%	Good
8 Bottom 8% in England	Accrington Woodnook Primary School Accrington	44%	48%	0%	Not judged
9 Bottom 3% in England	St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Accrington · Roman Catholic	36%	36%	0%	Inadequate
10 Bottom 3% in England	Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Accrington · Church of England	35%	24%	0%	Good
11 Bottom 1% in England	Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Accrington	25%	23%	0%	Requires improvement

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What is the best primary school in Accrington?

On exam results over the last three years, Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Accrington, in the top 21% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.