# Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 205 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119398. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 205
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 119398

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 23 February 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-oswaldtwistle-e119660): 580 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rhyddings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rhyddings-e148921): 630 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119413): 640 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-moor-end-primary-school-e119187): 710 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119451): 800 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oswaldtwistle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-school-e134127): 800 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, November 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119398)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119398)

## How to cite

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