Accrington Huncoat Primary School
Accrington Huncoat Primary School is an academy converter in Accrington for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 211 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Accrington Huncoat Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2017 of its predecessor, Accrington Huncoat Primary School. In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: January 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Lynwood Road Huncoat Accrington Lancashire BB5 6LR |
| Phone | 01254233369 |
| Reference Number | 148919 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 211 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 46.92%
Girls: 53.08% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 30.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 2.4% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 23.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 5 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| 6 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 81% |
| Pakistani | 3.8% |
| Asian, Other | 3.8% |
| White, Other | 3.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.4% |
| White & Asian | 1.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Accrington Huncoat Primary School, inspected in July 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 17 Dec 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2024 | School inspection |
| 08 Mar 2022 | Academy conversion letter |
| 05 Jul 2017 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Accrington Huncoat Primary School | |
| 13 Nov 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Monitoring visit |
| 02 Feb 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 09 May 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 20 Jan 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 56% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 8% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 18 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 17 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Accrington Huncoat Primary School had 182 pupils for 210 places. 28 places (13.3%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Hyndburn/Accrington Primary” planning area
Lancashire counted 439 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 405 in 2029–30, down 8%.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 199 | 199 | 187 | 182 |
| Unfilled | 5.2% | 5.2% | 11.0% | 13.3% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Accrington Huncoat Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.5% | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.6% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Accrington Huncoat Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Accrington Huncoat Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.5 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 20.0% | 36.4% | 40.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 12.8% of pupils at Accrington Huncoat Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 6 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 6 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 5 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 4 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Accrington Huncoat Primary School received £7,047 and spent £7,862 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £161,000 (£842 per pupil).
Across all 4 schools of Let Education Trust, income was £8,036 and spending £8,078 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £172,000 | £181,000 | £161,000 |
| per pupil | £843 | £904 | £842 |
| In-year balance | -£116,000 | -£49,000 | -£156,000 |
| per pupil | -£568 | -£245 | -£815 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Alice Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6QR |
1.09 miles |
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Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School
Maudsley Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6AD |
1.19 miles |
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Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School
Manchester Road, Hapton, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5RF |
1.2 miles |
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Altham St James Church of England Primary School
Altham St James CE Primary School, Burnley Road, Altham, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5UH |
1.4 miles |
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Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School
Barnfield Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2AQ |
1.42 miles |
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Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
Devonshire Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1DW |
1.43 miles |
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St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Sandy Lane, Office 204 Group House Mead Road Shuttleworth Mead, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2AN |
1.56 miles |
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors
Devonshire Drive, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5RJ |
1.58 miles |
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Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School
Earl Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5NH |
1.62 miles |
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Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street, Accrington, BB5 2LH |
1.86 miles |
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Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School
Park Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1ST |
1.86 miles |
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Accrington Woodnook Primary School
Hudson Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2HS |
1.9 miles |
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St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham
St John's Road, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 7BN |
1.9 miles |
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Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5HT |
1.91 miles |
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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
St Nicholas Road, Church, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4DN |
1.94 miles |
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Padiham Green Church of England Primary School
St Anne's Street, Padiham, Lancashire, BB12 7AX |
2.1 miles |
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
Bradshaw Row, Church, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4HG |
2.2 miles |
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Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0JD |
2.21 miles |
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Whitegate Nursery School
Victoria Road, Burnley, BB12 8TG |
2.3 miles |
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Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street, Accrington, BB5 0LD |
2.32 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Accrington Academy
Queens Road West, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4FF |
1.42 miles |
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY |
1.59 miles |
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The Alternative School
30 St. James Street, ACCRINGTON, Lancashire, BB5 1NT |
1.69 miles |
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Park View
73 Grange Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, BB5 5PJ |
1.92 miles |
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The Hollins
Hollins Lane, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2QY |
2.33 miles |
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LU |
2.34 miles |
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Shuttleworth College
Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8ST |
2.52 miles |
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Burnley High School
Byron Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6NX |
2.61 miles |
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Rhyddings
Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3EA |
2.67 miles |
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The Willows
Willow Grange, Henry Street, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 4JJ |
2.88 miles |
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Holdsworth School
Park Hill, Padiham Road, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6TG |
2.97 miles |
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Broadfield Specialist School
Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5BT |
3.12 miles |
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The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4ED |
3.15 miles |
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Moorlands View School
Manchester Road, Dunnockshaw, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5PQ |
3.19 miles |
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The Rose School
Greenock Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 4DT |
3.29 miles |
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Lincoln House School
25-27 Clifton Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0QZ |
3.96 miles |
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Burnley College
Princess Way, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0AN |
4.17 miles |
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Olive High
Shorey Bank, Burnley, BB11 2RY |
4.49 miles |
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Olive High Boys
Ormerod Road (Entrance Via Shorey Bank), Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 2RU |
4.49 miles |
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Oakhill School
Wiswell Lane, Whalley, Lancashire, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9AF |
4.53 miles |
All schools in Accrington · Lancashire local authority: places and applications
Accrington Huncoat Primary School is part of Let Education Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:
- The Hollins Accrington
- Rhyddings Accrington
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Oswaldtwistle
What is Accrington Huncoat Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Accrington Huncoat Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2017 of its predecessor, Accrington Huncoat Primary School.
When was Accrington Huncoat Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Accrington Huncoat Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.
How many pupils does Accrington Huncoat Primary School have?
Accrington Huncoat Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.
What age range does Accrington Huncoat Primary School cover?
Accrington Huncoat Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Accrington Huncoat Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Accrington Huncoat Primary School?
Accrington Huncoat Primary School is at Lynwood Road, Huncoat, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6LR.