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Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Cadley Causeway, Fulwood, Preston PR2 3QT · fulwoodandcadleyprimaryschool.com · 01772 717087
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade · safeguarding standards not met
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 41%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 320
- 5 over 315 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 86% 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 | 45 | 36 | 0.8 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 29 | 0.7 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 36 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 41% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▼41% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Fulwood and Cadley Primary School on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were not met.
- Inclusion: Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Not met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Positive
- 69%
- Replies
- 55
- 17% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 10 parents (18%) whose child was bullied
based on 18 parents (33%) with SEND