Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Accrington, BB5 3DD · Lancashire · primary school
358th of 448 primary schools in Lancashire we can score, 481 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 4.7/10 against 870 of them, against 3.3/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 63.0 · 46 | 40% | 1.86 |
| Ofsted | 10 | 35% | 0.37 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 0.0 · 10 | 25% | 0.26 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 63.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 0.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (4.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Fitness, Typing, Knitting, Gardening, and Wellbeing Ambassador clubs. Sports include football, tag rugby, cricket, netball, basketball, athletics, dodgeball, and cross country. Arts and music options cover gymnastics, yoga, percussion, dance, ballet, and boxercise. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.
Getting in. The school has 142 pupils in a capacity of 182, leaving 40 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the higher standard in maths? What specific activities are offered during the lunch break for children who do not attend the breakfast club? How does the school manage class sizes given the current number of spare places?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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