Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolOswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Accrington.

Summary of the comparison

Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Accrington.

  • Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School was judged in need of attention and Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 39.0% for Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and 63.0% for Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School versus Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AccringtonOswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAccringtonOswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking305th of 466 in Lancashire 98th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll298 147
Capacity315 182
LocationAccrington, BB5 3LG Accrington, BB5 3DD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard39.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census298 147
Free school meals (ever 6)36.2% 57.8%
English as an additional language4.4% 32.0%
SEN support12.1% 12.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 6.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.2% 18.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School

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