St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington is a primary school located in Accrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hartley Avenue, Accrington

School Information

Address: Hartley Avenue, Accrington, BB5 0NN
Website: www.stoswaldsromancatholicprimaryschool.com
Telephone: 01254234924
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cath Kippax
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119657

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 155
Number of Boys: 77
Number of Girls: 78

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1.2 to 4.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 5.6 Confidence interval 3.1 to 8.1
Maths
N/A: 2.3 Confidence interval 0 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street , BB5 0LD
4out of 4 1,114 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street , BB5 2LH
3out of 4 1,294 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington
Hartley Avenue , BB5 0NN
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Cartmel Avenue , BB5 0NW
2out of 4 152 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Green Haworth Church of England Primary School
School House Lane , Green Haworth BB5 3SQ
3out of 4 640 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street , BB5 0JD
3out of 4 1,007 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Mayfield Avenue , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3AA
3out of 4 1,145 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road , BB5 0LU
2out of 4 706 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rhyddings
Haworth Street , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA
2out of 4 1,399 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Hollins
Hollins Lane , BB5 2QY
3out of 4 1,455 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West , BB5 4AY
3out of 4 2,636 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Accrington Academy
Queens Road West , BB5 4FF
3out of 4 2,670 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadfield Specialist School
Fielding Lane , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BE
4out of 4 729 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA
3out of 4 1,591 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heathland Private School
Broadoak , Sandy Lane BB5 2AN
- not rated 1,941 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG
4out of 4 2,422 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.