Acorns Primary School

School Name: Acorns Primary School
Address: Moor Park, Blackpool Road
Town/City: Preston
County: Lancashire
Postcode: PR1 6AU
Telephone Number: 01772 792681
Website: www.acorns.lancs.sch.uk

Phase: Ages 2-11
Type: Community special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2008

Headteacher: Mrs Laura Hall
Capacity: 70
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 93 (63% boys & 37% girls)
Enrollment: 133% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 39.8%

• VI - Visual Impairment
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 135347
DfE Number: 888/7119
UKPRN: 10076628
UPRN: 10007600948
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Preston (E07000123)
Constituency: Preston (E14001433)
Electoral Ward: Plungington (E05012203)

Easting & Northing: 354378E, 431090N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 46' 29.19" N 2° 41' 36.91" W
Plus Code: 9C5VQ8F4+WH

DfE Record: View record

1. Larches High School (0.1km)
2. Moor Park High School and Sixth Form (0.4km)
3. Deepdale Community Primary School (0.5km)
4. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.5km)
5. Kennington Primary School (0.6km)
6. Abrar Academy (0.8km)
7. Holme Slack Community Primary School (0.9km)
8. The Olive School, Preston (0.9km)
9. Preston Muslim Girls High School (0.9km)
10. St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston (1.1km)

Predecessor schools†

• Elms School
• Moorfield School
• Sherburn School