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Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Upper Brook Street, Oswestry SY11 2TG · osoprimary.co.uk · 01691 652849
On the mapSearch near SY11 2TG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Shropshire 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 130
- 93% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 24%
- First language not English
- 23.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 16 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 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 28 | 1.5▲ | 61% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Shropshire it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123553)
Ofsted
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123553)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123553), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123553)
Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123553)