Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Union Road, Accrington, BB5 3DD
142 pupils · 78% of 182 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 54.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 3 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 | 63% |
| 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 — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 11 | 49 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 43 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 12 | 39 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 17 | 41 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 16 | 41 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 20 | 47 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 20 | 60 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 12 | 11 | 45 | 12 |
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
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
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.