# St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington is a primary school in Hyndburn, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 151 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119657. [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 151
- Council: Hyndburn
- URN: 119657

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 68% of pupils at St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 68% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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 Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e119386): 140 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Green Haworth Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-haworth-church-of-england-primary-school-e119442): 590 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, special measures. 8% 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)
- [Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/accrington-spring-hill-community-primary-school-e119185): 920 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fairfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-nursery-school-e119086): 1 km. Nursery. Good (overall), October 2023
- [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-oswaldtwistle-e119660): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 74% 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/119657)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119657)

## How to cite

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