Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Accrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/10/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Barnfield Street, Accrington

School Information

Address: Barnfield Street, Accrington, BB5 2AQ
Website: http://www.benjamin.lancsngfl.ac.uk/
Telephone: 01254232130
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Nicol
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119441

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 161
Number of Pupils: 161
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 80

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3.7
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3 to 1.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.2 to 5.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street , BB5 2LH
3out of 4 757 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street , BB5 0LD
4out of 4 1,995 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Barnfield Street , BB5 2AQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Anne's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School , Sandy Lane BB5 2AN
2out of 4 450 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Alice Street , BB5 6QR
4out of 4 639 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School
Maudsley Street , BB5 6AD
3out of 4 804 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Accrington Woodnook Primary School
Hudson Street , BB5 2HS
3out of 4 840 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Accrington Academy
Queens Road West , BB5 4FF
3out of 4 1,672 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Hollins
Hollins Lane , BB5 2QY
3out of 4 1,701 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road , BB5 0LU
2out of 4 1,839 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West , BB5 4AY
3out of 4 1,900 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rhyddings
Haworth Street , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA
2out of 4 2,656 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heathland Private School
Broadoak , Sandy Lane BB5 2AN
- not rated 334 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadfield Specialist School
Fielding Lane , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BE
4out of 4 2,646 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA
3out of 4 2,703 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.