Primary
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3LG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 302 of 315 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 34.5
- Pupils per adult
- 8.8
- Pupils
- 302
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
July 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
39%
16 points below the Accrington average (55% across 25 schools)
105.0
1.2 above the Accrington average (103.8 across 25 schools)
23rd of 25 by our score, among the primary schools in Accrington we can score - 26 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 39% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 47% |
| 23/24 | 39% |
| 24/25 | 39% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3LG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christina Wilkinson
- Address
- Springfield Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3LG
- Telephone
- 07582584636
Other primary schools nearby
- Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School6.5/10
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School4.9/10
- Oswaldtwistle White Ash SchoolNot enough data
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.5/10
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle6.8/10
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School5.4/10