EAL - Information

At Acorns Primary School, we value all members of our community. For pupils who are learning English as an Additional Language, this includes recognising their home language and culture. As a school, we are aware that bilingualism is a strength and that EAL pupils, staff and parents have a valuable contribution to make. We take a whole school approach, including ethos, curriculum, education against racism, and promoting language awareness.

We currently have 26 pupils who are registered as having English as an additional language. Their home languages are: Urdu, Igboo, Gujarati, Tamil, Welsh, Arabic, Pashto, Kurdish, Punjabi, Vietnamese, Chinese, French, Romanian, Shona, Farsi and Dari. The children come from a variety of backgrounds – some were born in the UK but are exposed to a language other than English at home; others were born outside of the UK.

Informal Consultation

Over the last year the School and Governing Body have been in discussion with Lancashire Education Authority regarding the possibility of expanding the number of places at Acorns Primary School. An informal consultation into this possibility is being launched.  The proposal is to increase the schools pupil numbers by 20 and to increase parking facilities on site to ease congestion.


 There is currently an informal consultation ongoing from 4 November 2024 to 22 November 2024. A decision will then be made as to whether it goes to formal consultation.  If it does, we will update you with the date of a meeting in school where a representative from Lancashire County Council will attend to provide further information and answer any questions you may have.


The document can be found under the Key information and in Informal Consultation.


Please click on the link here to have your say : https://forms.office.com/e/8YgGx1Vkcv


We are holding a public meeting at Acorns Primary School on 21st November at 11:00 am. A representative from LCC, the school’s headteacher, and the chair of governors will be available to answer any questions. Everyone is welcome to attend.