Primary school

Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • BB5 2AQ
Ofsted Inadequate · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,670 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 66%2017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 56%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 25%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM74% · North West 63%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM9% · North West 6%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 21 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 57% · 23 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 60% · 20 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 65% · 23 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 35% · 23 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 52% · 23 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 74% · 23 pupils · North West 63%74%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 21 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 5% · 20 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 13% · 23 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 23 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 9% · 23 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 21 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 23 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 23 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 23 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 23 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 105105102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 21 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 23 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 20 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 23 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 23 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 105108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 94.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd382
3rd340

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Inadequateas predecessor
  8. 2024Ungraded visitas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding No · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026137
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.5%
First language not English8.6%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils9.6%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

85.1% full · 161 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 5.4
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 6.6 FTE · Whole workforce 14.2 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,230
Spend per pupil£6,590
Staff spend per pupil£4,935
Reserve per pupil£1,259
  • +£175,000revenue reserve
  • +£228,000in-year balance

Grants £7,921 · self-generated £309 · premises £302 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE LEARNING TOGETHER TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £913,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it