Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Oswestry
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Oswestry, part of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Shropshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in detail
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a great privilege to welcome you to Our Lady & St Oswald's Catholic Primary School and Nursery. " I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly ." John 10:10 This is the vision we have for every child who comes through our doors."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Shropshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (URN 123553), 62% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy are Woodside Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 72% maths); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 72% maths); Morda CofE Primary School (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 67% maths); and The Meadows Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 74% reading, 64% maths).
Woodside Primary SchoolHoly Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryMorda CofE Primary SchoolThe Meadows Primary School
The trust
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is one of 18 schools run by Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 18 schools in Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gobowen Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is No. 12 (opposite), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 123 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Shropshire (10), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (URN 123553), it was rated Good in November 2011.
At a Glance
23.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
5
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (URN 123553), the school Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 78% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 48% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 62% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Shropshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is in Shropshire; for families living there:
Apply to Shropshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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 Shropshire is 1 (the median across 187 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
130 pupils
140 places
10 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Oswestry
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oswestry
Across Shropshire council
Places available
3,420
Applications
2,582
Got 1st preference
97.4%
Got preferred school
99.8%
All primary applications across Shropshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
22.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
130
Total Pupils
53
Boys
77
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
21.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,427
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (URN 123553), the school Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
5.0%
Overall absence
14.5%
Persistent absence
124
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
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Are there exam results for Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (URN 123553), 62% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (URN 123553), it was rated Good in November 2011.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Shropshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Classes at Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy average 26 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has around 130 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Shropshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Shropshire is 1 (the median across 187 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is at Upper Brook Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2TG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)