Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Springfield Street, Accrington, BB5 3LG
302 pupils · 96% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 12 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 39% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 25 | 85 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 47 | 83 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 50 | 105 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 46 | 91 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 39 | 81 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 32 | 30 | 71 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 43 | 87 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 44 | 89 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.