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The Olive School, Preston
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Vicarage Lane, Preston PR2 8DW · olivepreston.com · 01772 926100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 2.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 1 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- First language not English
- 91.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 135 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 44% 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 | 60 | 135 | 2.3▲ | 44% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 104 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 106 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 98 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 98 | 1.6▲ | 56% |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 30% 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 | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲30% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲112 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Olive School, Preston was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 88
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (17%) with SEND