Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 4QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LET EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James McBride
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 148920
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254234584
About this school
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is a primary academy in Oswaldtwistle. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 11 July 2024, 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 | 28 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 63% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 70% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 80% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 70% | 35% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School 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 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School compares
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School ranked 381st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 4.9% | 16.7% | 200 | — |
| Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School | 73% | 7.3% | 45.2% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 39% | 6.8% | 36.2% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 6.4% | 57.8% | 142 | 0.8 miles |
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 21.8% | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 36% | 5.7% | 30.9% | 150 | 0.9 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)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 11.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Accrington
-
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Accrington
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Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Common questions
- What ages does Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School teach?
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Oswaldtwistle.
- Who is the headteacher of Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is Mr James McBride, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School full?
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is part of LET EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School ranked 381st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School's absence rate?
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School'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 10 July 2026.