St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lancashire
Hartley Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NN
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
7.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
151
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
140 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer
20
Places offered
53
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 20 | 20 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 53 | 20 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Cath Kippax
- Address
- Hartley Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NN
- Phone
- 01254234924
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Spring Hill · Hyndburn
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119657
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
151 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 117 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 21% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 68% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 11% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.