What schools serve Accrington?

There are 36 schools in Accrington, Lancashire, including Lee Royd Nursery School, Fairfield Nursery School, Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School, Accrington Peel Park Primary School, Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Accrington?

Accrington has 25 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. There are also 6 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Accrington?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Accrington, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Accrington schools are set by Lancashire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Lancashire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Accrington?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Accrington are set by Lancashire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Accrington

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Accrington has 36 schools, including 25 primaries and 5 secondary schools, administered by Lancashire County Council. Lancashire uses a designated area model for most community schools, where each home address is assigned a designated catchment school. Accrington's secondary schools include the non-selective Hyndburn Academy and Hollins Technology College, as well as the partially selective St Christopher's Church of England High School. Lancashire does not operate a county-wide grammar school system.

For primary admissions, Lancashire County Council publishes designated school information in the annual composite prospectus. Several of Accrington's primary schools are Church of England or Catholic voluntary-aided schools with additional faith criteria. Families applying to faith schools should review faith admission criteria carefully, as these operate independently of the LA's designated area scheme. The national admissions deadlines apply in Lancashire.

School demand in Accrington

Across the 34 schools in Accrington with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 6 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

21 schools in Accrington have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

8 of the schools in Accrington are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lancashire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

12 of the schools in Accrington have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Accrington: 4 oversubscribed (25)

Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School

Primary · Community school

Accrington · BB5 1ST

Ages 3-11 448 pupils Capacity 530

Accrington Peel Park Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Accrington · BB5 6QR

Ages 4-11 606 pupils Capacity 630

Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Accrington · BB5 0JD

Ages 4-11 365 pupils Capacity 420

Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School

Primary · Community school

Accrington · BB5 5NH

Ages 3-11 342 pupils Capacity 292

Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School

Primary · Community school

Accrington · BB5 3JG

Ages 3-11 202 pupils Capacity 220

Accrington Woodnook Primary School

Primary · Community school

Accrington · BB5 2HS

Ages 4-11 218 pupils Capacity 285

St Peter's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Accrington · BB5 0NW

Ages 5-11 130 pupils Capacity 210

Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Accrington · BB5 3BT

Ages 5-11 206 pupils Capacity 210

Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Accrington · BB5 3LG

Ages 4-11 298 pupils Capacity 315