Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is a primary school in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 4QA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Oswaldtwistle West End Primary is a friendly, welcoming school.”
- “Kind staff know pupils well and give them the support that they need to succeed.”
- “This helps pupils to feel well cared for and safe.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the school has not defined the essential knowledge that pupils need to acquire.”
- “This means that, sometimes, staff are not clear about the knowledge that pupils need for future learning.”
- “On occasion, in these few subjects, pupils do not learn some important aspects of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 42% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church 1.1 mi Not judged
- Rishton Methodist Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained