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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Darkinson Lane, Lea Town, Preston PR4 0RJ · lea-st-marys.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 729881
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 102
- 97% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 57% 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 | 15 | 23 | 1.5▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 15 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119634)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119634)
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119634), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119634)
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119634)
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119634)