# St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle is a primary school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 252 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119660. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 252
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 119660

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, December 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 14 December 2022
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, 74% of pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 74% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 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.

- [Rhyddings](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rhyddings-e148921): 230 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oswaldtwistle-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119451): 420 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): 420 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Fairfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-nursery-school-e119086): 500 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): 580 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-carmel-roman-catholic-high-school-hyndburn-e119804): 650 m. Secondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/119660)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119660)

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