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St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

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personMrs Cath Kippax

location_onAccrington, BB5 0NN

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

155

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Accrington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington is a voluntary aided school in Accrington, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 151 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #46 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #2,764 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%

Reading84% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 69%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.5 to 1.9

3.1

Write

LA 0.1

0.5 to 5.7

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.6 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading76% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-1.2 to 4.2

5.6

Write

LA 0.1

3.1 to 8.1

2.3

Maths

LA -0.2

0.0 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 65%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing89% LA 78%

Maths89% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 5.4

2.7

Write

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 5.5

3.3

Maths

LA 0.0

0.6 to 6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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10 September 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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24 March 2010

Inspection Report

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05 December 2006

Inspection Report

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26 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2014-09-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-24

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

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(2 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 151 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, 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)	151	2	1.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	150	1	0.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	148	3	2.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	141	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	160	1	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	149	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	153	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	164	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils