Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 4QAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School is a primary school in Oswaldtwistle for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 310th of 444 primary schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 March 2014, report published 3 May 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 July 2024
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. Pupils learn and play well together. They enjoy breaktimes and make full use of the school's well-resourced grounds. For example, pupils enjoy playing football, basketball or chatting with each other. Older pupils show the youngest pupils how to behave well and how to make good friends. Pupils said that they value the time that they spend in the school's wildlife area, learning about the school's bees. The school helps pupils to develop as kind and caring citizens. For example, pupils take part in litter picking around the local area. They learn about environmental issues and how to care for the world around them. The school choir enjoys singing at community events.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not identified the knowledge that pupils should learn well enough. This sometimes hinders teachers from delivering the most important knowledge that pupils will need for their future learning. The school should refine its curriculum thinking in these subjects so that teachers are clear about the essential knowledge that pupils should learn.
- The school's approach to supporting pupils at the early stages of reading is not fully effective. Some pupils who fall behind their peers do not catch up quickly enough. The school should ensure that teachers are supported to address these pupils' gaps in phonics knowledge swiftly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
26 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
200 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 39% met the expected standard |
| Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 0.8 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 63% met the expected standard |
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 0.9 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 36% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- LET EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr James McBride
- Phone
- 01254234584
- Address
- Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 4QA
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 148920
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.