Primary
Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
Devonshire Street, Accrington, BB5 1DW
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 176 of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsUrgent improvement
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
58%
104.0
22nd of 25 by our score, among the primary schools in Accrington we can score - 26 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 58% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 52% |
| 23/24 | 37% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Devonshire Street, Accrington, BB5 1DW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Helen Victoria Bird
- Address
- Devonshire Street, Accrington, BB5 1DW
- Telephone
- 01254232329
Other primary schools nearby
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School4.1/10
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School5.0/10
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School5.6/10
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School3.8/10
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School5.1/10
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church4.5/10