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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
St Austin's Place, Avenham, Preston PR1 3YJ · staugustinespreston.co.uk · 01772 253851
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 273
- 98% of 280 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 22%
- First language not English
- 74%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 38 places were offered; 97% 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 | 38 | 34 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 38 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 46 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 42 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 50 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119607)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 24 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Positive
- 89%
- Replies
- 47
- 17% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 6 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 11 parents (23%) with SEND