St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119637
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Longton, PR4 5EB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 246 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 5.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 93.1%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 1.6%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.4
WritingWell above average3
MathsWell above average3.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 36.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 36.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 34 18 16 |
| Year 1 | 35 17 18 |
| Year 2 | 32 16 16 |
| Year 3 | 35 21 14 |
| Year 4 | 36 21 15 |
| Year 5 | 38 22 16 |
| Year 6 | 36 19 17 |