# Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School

Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 176 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119446. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 176
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 119446

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
- Inspection: Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Urgent improvement
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Accrington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-academy-e135649): 470 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-john-with-st-augustine-church-of-england-primary-school-e119445): 530 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-st-christophers-church-of-england-high-school-e137421): 660 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-hyndburn-park-primary-school-e119183): 700 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Alternative School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-alternative-school-e136237): 710 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Accrington Peel Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-peel-park-primary-school-e119184): 940 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119446)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119446)

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