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Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School

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

personMr Philip Sumner

location_onAccrington, BB5 3JG

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

213

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School is a Community school primary school in Accrington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School is a community school in Accrington, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 202 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #31 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #1,821 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.0 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

73%

LA 59%

Reading81% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 69%

Maths85% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.2

-3.7 to 1.2

-0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 1.5

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.2

-3.5 to 2.4

-0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.5 to 1.9

2.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 65%

Reading52% LA 76%

Writing74% LA 78%

Maths67% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.1

-4.4 to 0.2

0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 2.3

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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19 November 2020

Inspection Report

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14 December 2017

Inspection Report

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24 April 2013

Inspection Report

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28 June 2011

Inspection Report

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26 January 2011

Inspection Report

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11 May 2010

Inspection Report

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11 January 2007

Inspection Report

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05 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-12-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-04-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-06-28

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

3.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(4 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 202 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	202	6	3.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	10	5.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	4	2.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	5	2.5%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	8	4.0%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	5	2.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	213	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	189	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	190	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	201	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.5%	1

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils