Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle

4–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119660URN

Mayfield Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

95 applications for 39 places · 210th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 May 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 39 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.6; 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	39	95	2.4	38	0.97
Sep 2025	23	75	3.3	21	0.91
Sep 2024	39	93	2.4	38	0.97
Sep 2023	33	83	2.5	31	0.94
Sep 2022	40	96	2.4	42	1.05
Sep 2021	40	89	2.2	44	1.10
Sep 2020	31	93	3.0	24	0.77
Sep 2019	40	102	2.6	46	1.15
Sep 2018	37	86	2.3	34	0.92
Sep 2017	40	93	2.3	45	1.13
Sep 2016	36	97	2.7	34	0.94
Sep 2015	38	88	2.3	37	0.97
Sep 2014	38	99	2.6	35	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 77% · Maths 86% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%87th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	74%	9%	109	106
2023/24	70%	8%	106	103
2022/23	79%	15%	108	107

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

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OswaldtwistleThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.4 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
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
1.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.1 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119660 · 888/3766
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 280 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mayfield Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3AA
Local authority: Lancashire · Hyndburn

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