# Acorns Primary School

Acorns Primary School is a special school in Preston, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 93 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E135347. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 93
- Council: Preston
- URN: 135347

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 0% of pupils at Acorns 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 | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

Acorns Primary School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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.

- [Larches High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larches-high-school-e119112): 60 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Moor Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-park-high-school-e119773): 360 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Deepdale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deepdale-community-primary-school-e119228): 480 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-preston-e119609): 500 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kennington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennington-primary-school-e119153): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Abrar Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abrar-academy-e135822): 840 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/135347)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135347)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/acorns-primary-school-e135347