Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #433 in Lancashire public Top 99% UK

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Helen Kershaw

location_onAccrington, BB5 0JD

language Visit Website phone 1254399009

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

379

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Expected Standard

23%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Accrington, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School is a community school in Accrington, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 365 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 23% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #433 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,935 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 59%

Reading40% LA 73%

Writing27% LA 69%

Maths50% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing43% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading47% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing40% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths32% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 0.9

-1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 0.6

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.1 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA -0.2

1.4 to 4.6

3.6

Write

LA 0.1

2.2 to 5.1

5.6

Maths

LA -0.2

4.2 to 7.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 65%

Reading56% LA 76%

Writing60% LA 78%

Maths64% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-1 to 2.2

Write

LA 0.1

0.4 to 3.6

Maths

LA 0.0

1.5 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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27 February 2018

Inspection Report

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08 May 2014

Inspection Report

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14 December 2012

Inspection Report

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04 October 2012

Inspection Report

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11 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 January 2008

Inspection Report

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11 June 2007

Inspection Report

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09 November 2006

Inspection Report

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04 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-05-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-10-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 365 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	365	8	2.2%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	362	25	6.9%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	380	5	1.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	382	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	376	4	1.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	380	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	379	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	381	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	393	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	391	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	389	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	382	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	378	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	403	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	403	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	403	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	402	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	409	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	405	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	392	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils