St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Accrington (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
68%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
68%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
82%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
71%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.6%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.5
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.2%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
89%
187 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Enrichment found on the school website
4Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 1 STEM and digital
- 3 Academic support
Clubs, activities and programmes
4 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Times Tables Rock Stars | Programme | STEM and digital | Online times tables practice, played as a game. |
| Growth Mindset | Programme | Academic support | Approach that encourages pupils to see ability as something that grows with effort. |
| Letters and Sounds | Programme | Academic support | Phonics teaching framework published by the Department for Education. |
| Little Wandle | Programme | Academic support | Phonics programme (Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised). |
Guides for parents
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