Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119413URN

Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

85 applications for 27 places · 75th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 12 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
7 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

85 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 1 of 13 years.

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	27	85	3.2	25	0.93
Sep 2025	43	83	1.9	47	1.09
Sep 2024	45	105	2.3	50	1.11
Sep 2023	45	91	2.0	46	1.02
Sep 2022	41	81	2.0	39	0.95
Sep 2021	32	71	2.2	30	0.94
Sep 2020	45	87	1.9	43	0.96
Sep 2019	44	89	2.0	44	1.00
Sep 2018	37	84	2.3	34	0.92
Sep 2017	37	74	2.0	35	0.95
Sep 2016	30	63	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2015	32	75	2.3	27	0.84
Sep 2014	33	74	2.2	22	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 39% · Maths 66% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%395th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard39%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	39%	0%	105	102
2023/24	39%	0%	103	102
2022/23	47%	5%	101	104

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 St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School
0.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

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

2026

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
1.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

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

2026

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119413 · 888/3195
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3LG
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

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