St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Mayfield Avenue, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Laura Wolstenholme
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 119660
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254231278
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Accrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 252 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 40 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 70% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 83% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 80% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle compares
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle ranked 94th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.3% | 23.3% | 252 | — |
| Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 6.4% | 57.8% | 142 | 0.3 miles |
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 21.8% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School | 23% | 7.1% | 38.4% | 362 | 0.4 miles |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 39% | 6.8% | 36.2% | 302 | 0.4 miles |
| Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School | 73% | 7.3% | 45.2% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.26%
- English as an additional language
- 17.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 11.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
Other schools in Accrington
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle ranks 3rd of the 25 ranked primary schools in Accrington.
- Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Huncoat Primary School Primary
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Peel Park Primary School Primary
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School Primary
- Altham St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Baxenden St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Accrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle is Headteacher Laura Wolstenholme, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle full?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle has capacity for 280 pupils and 252 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle rank locally?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle ranked 94th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle's absence rate?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.