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St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

Hyndburn, BB5 0NNPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
20 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#4,870
of 13,686 nationally

About St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School in Accrington holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, but the detail beneath that headline tells a more interesting story. The school was previously rated Outstanding in 2014, and while the overall effectiveness was not judged in the latest inspection, inspectors awarded top marks for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes, both rated Outstanding. On the most informative exam metric available, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits comfortably above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing the school 5th out of 31 primary schools in Hyndburn and in the top 50% nationally. The school also ranks 164th out of 480 similar schools across the wider Lancashire area, a solid mid-table position that reflects consistent, above-average outcomes for a relatively small primary.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressHartley Avenue, Accrington, Hyndburn, BB5 0NN
HeadteacherCath Kippax
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils151
Free School Meals (FSM)50.7%
School Capacity151 / 140 (108% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 30 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:50-08:55

Source: stoswaldsromancatholicprimaryschool.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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