Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Oswaldtwistle, part of Let Education Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 422nd-highest of the 447 schools in Lancashire with published results, and 13,886th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School in detail
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lancashire
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 42% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 70% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School are Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 85% maths); Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 66% maths); Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 81% maths); and Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School.
Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary SchoolOswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolOswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolOswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The trust
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Let Education Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
0.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 12 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 7 (3.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Church & Oswaldtwistle Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Aspen Lane (by), 130 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School are Rhyddings (0.9 miles) and The Hyndburn Academy (1.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in March 2022. Before that, as Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School (URN 119188), it was rated Good in March 2014.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary is a friendly, welcoming school. Pupils are happy here. 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.
The school is keen for all pupils to achieve well. The improvements that the school has made to the curriculum help pupils to learn successfully across most subjects. Staff make careful adaptations to help pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to learn well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has strengthened its curriculum. In most subjects, this has ensured that pupils' knowledge builds in carefully ordered steps.
On the whole, well-trained staff deliver the curriculum successfully. They carefully check how well pupils, including pupils with SEND, are learning. Typically, staff plan activities that support pupils' learning well. Where needed, they revisit previous aspects of the curriculum. This helps to ensure that pupils remember what they have learned.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
At a Glance
18.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 70% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 80% to 42% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 54% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Term dates
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lancashire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
204 pupils
210 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Oswaldtwistle
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oswaldtwistle
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
9.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
200
Total Pupils
93
Boys
107
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
22.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,050
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,252
Per pupil
£1182k
Total funding
£47k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
11.9%
Persistent absence
177
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Questions parents ask about Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
What are SATs results like at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
Of the pupils at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 42% did so in maths.
What is Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in March 2022. Before that, as Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School (URN 119188), it was rated Good in March 2014.
What is the catchment area for Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
Classes at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School has around 200 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School in 2024/25. 11.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School?
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is at Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 4QA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)