# Oswaldtwistle School

Oswaldtwistle School is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 96 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E134127. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Pupil referral unit
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 96
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 134127

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 20 November 2024
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119451): 10 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rhyddings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rhyddings-e148921): 200 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-oswaldtwistle-e119660): 420 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119413): 530 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fairfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-nursery-school-e119086): 660 m. Nursery. Good (overall), October 2023
- [Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-hippings-methodist-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e119398): 800 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/134127)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/134127)

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