St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
119657
Address
Hartley Avenue, BB5 0NN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
151 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
55.6%
Girls
44.4%
First language not English
18.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
45%
Persistent absence
6.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.7%
Pakistani 40.4%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsAverage-1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 21%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
6
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
7
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
18
9
9
Year 1
18
11
7
Year 2
20
11
9
Year 3
19
8
11
Year 4
16
8
8
Year 5
21
11
10
Year 6
20
12
8
Year 2024-2025

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