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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle

Hyndburn, BB5 3AAPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2022
KS2 Results
70%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
#4,136
of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle sits within the Lancashire local authority and ranks 3rd out of 31 primary schools in Hyndburn, placing it firmly among the top performers in its immediate borough. Across the wider Lancashire authority, which contains 480 primary schools, it ranks 138th. Its closest competitors at the top of the Hyndburn table are Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley. The school is a state-funded, mixed Roman Catholic primary for children aged 4 to 11, with headteacher Laura Wolstenholme at the helm. It currently has 258 pupils against a capacity of 280, and 22.9 per cent of its students are eligible for free school meals, a figure that gives some indication of the catchment's socioeconomic mix.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressMayfield Avenue, Accrington, Hyndburn, BB5 3AA
HeadteacherLaura Wolstenholme
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils258
Free School Meals (FSM)22.9%
School Capacity258 / 280 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Dec 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Dec 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Jun 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Dining HallLibrarySports HallPlaying FieldsMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

Cross CountryGymnasticsRoundersDanceAthleticsNetballTennis

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubChessEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:35

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: stmarysoswaldtwistle.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.