Oswaldtwistle White Ash School

Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 4QG

Ofsted: Good

Independent

Phase

75

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 116
Boys: 81 (70%)
Girls: 35 (30%)
Capacity: 75 (155% full)
SEND: 100.0%
FSM Eligible: 42.2%
EAL: 13.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 100.0%
SEN Support: 0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 7.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 15.6
Budget per Pupil: £28,033/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 10.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 36.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community special school
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Not applicable
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 71.5%
Asian Pakistani: 18.1%
Asian Bangladeshi: 2.6%
Asian Other: 2.6%
Mixed Other: 1.7%
White Other: 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma: 0.9%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%

71.5%

White British

18.1%

Asian Pakistani

2.6%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

head@whiteash.lancs.sch.uk

Thwaites Road

Accrington, North West

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Administrative

URN: 119894
UKPRN: 10018111
Establishment No.: 7099

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