Schools in Accrington

• 36open schools
• 25primary
• 5secondary
• 2special school

Schools near Accrington by distance

Schools whose official address gives Accrington as the town, in Lancashire, grouped by type.

Nursery schools 2

• Fairfield Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 58 pupils

  Fairfield Street, Accrington, BB5 0LD

  Ofsted 10 Oct 2023: Good

• Lee Royd Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 4 · 79 pupils

  Royds Street, Accrington, BB5 2LH

  Ofsted 20 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

Primary schools 25

• Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 137 pupils

  Barnfield Street, Accrington, BB5 2AQ

  Ofsted 23 May 2023: Inadequate (predecessor school)

  Church of England

• Accrington Huncoat Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 211 pupils

  Lynwood Road, Huncoat, Accrington, BB5 6LR

  Ofsted 18 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 434 pupils

  Park Road, Accrington, BB5 1ST

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

• Accrington Peel Park Primary School

  Primary · Foundation school · ages 4 to 11 · 570 pupils

  Alice Street, Accrington, BB5 6QR

  Ofsted 10 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 362 pupils

  Exchange Street, Accrington, BB5 0JD

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

• Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 207 pupils

  Maudsley Street, Accrington, BB5 6AD

  Ofsted 17 May 2023: Good

  Church of England

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

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 176 pupils

  Devonshire Street, Accrington, BB5 1DW

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• Accrington Woodnook Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 220 pupils

  Hudson Street, Accrington, BB5 2HS

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Altham St James Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 84 pupils

  Altham St James CE Primary School, Burnley Road, Altham, Accrington, BB5 5UH

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 205 pupils

  Church Avenue, Baxenden, Accrington, BB5 2RQ

  Ofsted 20 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 267 pupils

  Church Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, BB5 5HT

  Ofsted 26 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

  Church of England

• Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 320 pupils

  Earl Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, BB5 5NH

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Green Haworth Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 65 pupils

  School House Lane, Green Haworth, Accrington, BB5 3SQ

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

  Church of England

• Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 5 to 11 · 205 pupils

  Heron Way, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3BT

  Ofsted 23 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Methodist

• Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 205 pupils

  White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3JG

  Ofsted 3 Oct 2023: Good

• Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 302 pupils

  Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3LG

  Ofsted report card, 6 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 142 pupils

  Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3DD

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 199 pupils

  Bradshaw Row, Church, Accrington, BB5 4HG

  Ofsted 11 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 130 pupils

  Sandy Lane, Office 204 Group House Mead Road Shuttleworth Mead, Accrington, BB5 2AN

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023: Inadequate (predecessor school)

  Roman Catholic

• St John's Stonefold CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 133 pupils

  Rising Bridge Road, Rising Bridge, Accrington, BB5 2SW

  Ofsted 30 Nov 2022: Good

  Church of England

• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 128 pupils

  Devonshire Drive, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, BB5 5RJ

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 252 pupils

  Mayfield Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3AA

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 187 pupils

  St Nicholas Road, Church, Accrington, BB5 4DN

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 151 pupils

  Hartley Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NN

  Ofsted 18 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Peter's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 5 to 11 · 114 pupils

  Cartmel Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NW

  Ofsted report card, 21 Apr 2026

  Church of England

Secondary schools 5

• Accrington Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 953 pupils

  Queens Road West, Accrington, BB5 4FF

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Christian

• Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,280 pupils

  Queen's Road West, Accrington, BB5 4AY

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

  Church of England

• Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 801 pupils

  Wordsworth Road, Accrington, BB5 0LU

  Ofsted report card, 25 Nov 2025

  Roman Catholic

• Rhyddings

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 610 pupils

  Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3EA

  Ofsted 8 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Hollins

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 794 pupils

  Hollins Lane, Accrington, BB5 2QY

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Special schools 2

• Oswaldtwistle White Ash School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 11 · 118 pupils

  Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 4QG

  Ofsted 24 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Park View

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 18 · 2 pupils

  73 Grange Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, BB5 5PJ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 1

• Oswaldtwistle School

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 11 to 16 · 96 pupils

  Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3DA

  Ofsted 20 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Other schools 1

• The Alternative School

  Other · Other independent school · ages 6 to 18 · 172 pupils

  30 St. James Street, Accrington, BB5 1NT

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

Nearby towns

• Blackburn 4.6 miles
• Darwen 5.3 miles
• Rossendale 5.4 miles
• Burnley 5.8 miles
• Bacup 7.8 miles
• Clitheroe 8.8 miles
• Nelson 8.9 miles
• Bury 11 miles
• Todmorden 11 miles
• Colne 11 miles

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