St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Mayfield Avenue, Accrington, BB5 3AA
252 pupils · 90% of 280 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 6 February 2023. 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 | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 38 | 95 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 21 | 75 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 38 | 93 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 33 | 31 | 83 | 33 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 42 | 96 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 44 | 89 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 31 | 24 | 93 | 31 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 46 | 102 | 40 |
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 St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church 1 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.