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Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Oswestry · SY11 2TG

Ages 4–11 · 137 pupils · Shropshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
125

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
38
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill98%

137 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
137
Boys / girls
58 / 79
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
137 / 140 (98%)
Free school meals
23.5%
FSM pupils
32
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Shrewsbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Nikki O'Dwyer

Location

Address
Upper Brook Street
Postcode
SY11 2TG
Town
Oswestry
County
Shropshire
Local authority
Shropshire
District
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Oswestry, Shropshire, 137 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.

Open schools in Oswestry
19
Primary schools in Oswestry
13
Academies among open schools in Oswestry
42% (8)
Open schools in SY11
11
Primary in SY11
7
Open schools in Shropshire LA
187
Primary in Shropshire LA
127

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nikki O'Dwyer

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