Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
142Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119451URN

Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3DD · 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

3.8per place

1.2 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

49 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 13 January 2026Published 3 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
21 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.7; 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	13	49	3.8	11	0.85
Sep 2025	15	43	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2024	15	39	2.6	12	0.80
Sep 2023	18	41	2.3	17	0.94
Sep 2022	18	41	2.3	16	0.89
Sep 2021	22	47	2.1	20	0.91
Sep 2020	26	60	2.3	20	0.77
Sep 2019	12	45	3.8	11	0.92
Sep 2018	16	51	3.2	14	0.88
Sep 2017	15	34	2.3	11	0.73
Sep 2016	16	32	2.0	14	0.88
Sep 2015	10	23	2.3	6	0.60
Sep 2014	23	40	1.7	20	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 63% · Maths 81% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%222nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	63%	0%	106	108
2023/24	60%	0%	104	106
2022/23	52%	4%	105	105

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 Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
0.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 42%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119451 · 888/3355
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 182 pupils · 142 on roll
Free school meals: 54.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3DD
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

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