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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Chapel Lane, Longton, Preston PR4 5EB · longton-st-oswalds.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 613402
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 246
- 1 over 245 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 37 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲27% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 92
- 38% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (14%) with SEND