Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

St Peter's CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
114Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119386URN

Cartmel Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

38 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
8 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 12 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 4.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	38	3.2	6	0.50
Sep 2025	10	47	4.7	10	1.00
Sep 2024	10	43	4.3	10	1.00
Sep 2023	15	41	2.7	14	0.93
Sep 2022	10	44	4.4	7	0.70
Sep 2021	19	44	2.3	16	0.84
Sep 2020	11	31	2.8	7	0.64
Sep 2019	20	56	2.8	17	0.85
Sep 2018	22	49	2.2	18	0.82
Sep 2017	19	50	2.6	14	0.74
Sep 2016	15	53	3.5	14	0.93
Sep 2015	23	66	2.9	17	0.74
Sep 2014	16	49	3.1	12	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 56% · Maths 72% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%331st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	6%	104	105
2023/24	43%	0%	101	101
2022/23	75%	0%	103	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
0.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Green Haworth Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Special measures 2026

4.7applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Accrington Woodnook Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

2026

3.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119386 · 888/3105
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 114 on roll
Free school meals: 50.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cartmel Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NW
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources