Accrington Huncoat 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 14/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lynwood Road, Accrington

School Information

Address: Lynwood Road, Accrington, BB5 6LR
Website: www.huncoat.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01254233369
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Dickinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119182

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 1.5 to 5.8
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 3,263 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Accrington Huncoat Primary School
Lynwood Road , Huncoat BB5 6LR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Accrington Peel Park Primary School
Alice Street , BB5 6QR 		4out of 4 1,909 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 2,099 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School
Manchester Road , Hapton BB11 5RF 		3out of 4 2,110 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Altham St James Church of England Primary School
Burnley Road , Altham BB5 5UH 		3out of 4 2,457 yd Voluntary aided 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 2,488 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West , BB5 4AY 		3out of 4 2,799 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 2,730 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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