Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Primary school · Accrington, Lancashire
BB5 3LG
Composite score
25.4

School overview

Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Accrington, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 298 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 39% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#2159
In North West
#423
In Lancashire
Top 95%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
39%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 298 % FSM ever-6 36.2% % EAL 4.4% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

Nearby primary schools

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