Oswaldtwistle School
Special / other · Accrington · BB5 3DA
Data updated
Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists
Ofsted graded this school Good in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.
Inspected 9 January 2019
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96 pupils · 107% of 90 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 70.8% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 4.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 92% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 8.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 134127
In figures
The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2019. It had 96 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 83% (Lancashire 87%, England 73%) · Asian Pakistani 10% (Lancashire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Lancashire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
85.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,667; 26.7% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 75% (78%) · premises 3% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (4%) · supplies and services 18% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (3%) · bought-in professional services 13% (5%) · catering 1% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £473,076; in-year balance +£230,772
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 19 November 2024: Standards maintained
- 9 January 2019: Good
- 7 November 2017: Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
- 13 September 2016: Requires improvement
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 20% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 24.3% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 23.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 54.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 13.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 32.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 16.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 12.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 7.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 28% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025075 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £115,000382 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £85,000–£152,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 6an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 29an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 10an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School
- Rhyddings
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
- Fairfield Nursery School
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
- Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School