Community school · Lancashire

Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119187URN

White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

68 applications for 29 places · 240th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

68 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	68	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2025	28	78	2.8	23	0.82
Sep 2024	25	69	2.8	25	1.00
Sep 2023	30	63	2.1	26	0.87
Sep 2022	23	58	2.5	21	0.91
Sep 2021	17	49	2.9	16	0.94
Sep 2020	17	58	3.4	16	0.94
Sep 2019	29	61	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2018	24	60	2.5	22	0.92
Sep 2017	21	54	2.6	20	0.95
Sep 2016	23	77	3.4	22	0.96
Sep 2015	29	69	2.4	25	0.86
Sep 2014	30	84	2.8	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 77% · Maths 85% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%98th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	0%	107	105
2023/24	63%	4%	107	107
2022/23	64%	4%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Lancashire

2026

3.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

2026

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
1.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119187 · 888/2107
Capacity: 220 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 39.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3JG
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources