The Willows
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Rishton, BB1 4JJ
- Distance
- 2.6km away
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 4QG
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
75
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 116
- Boys
- 89 (75%)
- Girls
- 29 (25%)
- Capacity
- 75 (157% 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
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- 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
Thwaites Road
Accrington, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 119894
- UKPRN
- 10018111
- Establishment No.
- 7099
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