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Oswaldtwistle White Ash School

Special school in Accrington BB5 4QG

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  • School Reference Number: 119894
  • Address: Thwaites Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington BB5 4QG
  • Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Holt
  • Telephone: 01254 235772
  • Website: whiteash.lancs.sch.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 75
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 13/01/2015

Rating published on 03/02/2015

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

Early years provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
6 March 2019 28 March 2019 Short inspection
13 January 2015 3 February 2015 Full inspection Outstanding
23 May 2012 18 June 2012 Full inspection Good
12 December 2007 11 January 2008 Full inspection Good
5 July 2004 10 September 2004 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number119894
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number7099
School / College NameOswaldtwistle White Ash School
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low2
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity75
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils113
Number of Boys84
Number of Girls29
Percentage Free School Meals38.10
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10018111
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date28-01-2025
StreetThwaites Road
LocalityOswaldtwistle
Address3
TownAccrington
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB5 4QG
Websitehttp://www.whiteash.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone01254235772
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSarah
Headteacher/Principal last nameHolt
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000120
DistrictHyndburn
Ward CodeE05005220
WardSt Oswald's
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001299
Parliamentary ConstituencyHyndburn
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting373244
Northing427577
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Hyndburn 007
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Hyndburn 007E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number7099
Country
UPRN100012545885
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005218
LSOA CodeE01025078
Free School Meals43
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN119894
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/119894
LAESTAB8887099
School nameOswaldtwistle White Ash School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyHyndburn
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBB5 4QG
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils113
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10082108
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection119894
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8887099
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionOswaldtwistle White Ash School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection06/03/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date27/03/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Outstanding
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS448013
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date13/01/2015
Publication date03/02/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection119894
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8887099
School name at time of latest graded inspectionOswaldtwistle White Ash School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS398657
Previous inspection start date23/05/2012
Previous publication date18/06/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection119894
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8887099
School name at time of previous graded inspectionOswaldtwistle White Ash School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provision
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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