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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Helen T Lennon

location_onWarrington, WA1 3LB

language Visit Website phone 1925813015

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Warrington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Warrington, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #14 of 59 primaries in Warrington and #1,612 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 67%

Reading84% LA 80%

Writing84% LA 75%

Maths75% LA 78%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%England 61%

Reading75% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 66%England 60%

Reading86% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.6

-3.9 to 1.0

-1.3

Write

LA 0.4

-3.7 to 1.0

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.4

-4.6 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 71%England 65%

Reading80% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.6

-2.6 to 1.8

1.8

Write

LA 0.6

-0.2 to 3.9

0.0

Maths

LA 0.7

-1.9 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 68%

Reading90% LA 78%

Writing93% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.9

-1.7 to 2.5

1.8

Write

LA 0.4

-0.3 to 3.9

0.2

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.7 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 September 2023

Inspection Report

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11 October 2011

Inspection Report

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22 June 2009

Inspection Report

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23 January 2006

Inspection Report

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27 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2011-10-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-06-22

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 206 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	206	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	212	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	215	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	214	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	213	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	217	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	218	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	216	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	209	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	209	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	203	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	213	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	212	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils