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Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Lightfoot Lane, Fulwood, Preston PR2 3LP · ourlady-st-edwards.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 862305
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 216
- 6 over 210 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 3.7%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 79% 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 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119579)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Positive
- 81%
- Replies
- 81
- 37% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 8 parents (10%) whose child was bullied
based on 20 parents (25%) with SEND