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EnglandNorth WestSouth RibblePR4 5EBSt Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
Primary

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton

Primary

South Ribble · Preston · PR4 5EB www.longton-st-oswalds.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
250
cap. 245
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
250
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
27%
RWM higher · 2024/25
250
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
+9pp
80%72%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
27%
+19pp
27%18%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 27%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
32%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
250
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Chapel Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 5EB
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%27%86%46%84%32%84%35%84%78%108.0107.0108.08%250
2023/2464%8%75%25%72%11%75%22%86%75%104.0104.0105.010%246
2022/2377%14%83%34%86%23%89%34%86%80%106.0107.0106.0+1.40+3.00+3.609%245
2018/1978%14%86%28%89%22%94%28%97%89%107.0107.0108.0+2.20+1.00+1.809%245
2017/1880%9%80%20%83%14%89%37%89%83%106.0107.0107.0+0.80+0.40+2.9010%238
2016/1777%9%91%23%80%17%97%40%94%91%106.0108.0107.0+1.20-0.50+3.708%236

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525022.78%2%6%3%3%
2023/2424622.410%2%8%3%3%
2022/2324518.39%2%6%3%2%
2021/2224317.98%2%6%4%7%
2020/2124318.47%2%5%
2018/1924518.09%5%9%3%3%
2017/1823818.910%5%10%3%7%
2016/1723621.38%4%10%2%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.