Schools and Education in Preston

There are 64 schools in Preston (excluding independent schools), including 45 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, and 3 serving sixth-form education. Preston has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Preston under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Preston Education Profile

The median school in Preston has 32% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 19th highest figure in Lancashire. This represents about 5,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 3 of Preston's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Preston is 19.98 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 79th lowest ratio in Lancashire, and the 280th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the North West region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Preston operating with pupil referral units offer 48 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

45

16% Outstanding • 62% Good

Secondaries

9

22% Outstanding • 44% Good

Sixth Forms

3

33% Outstanding • 33% Good

Primary Schools in Preston

Most of Preston's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 28 schools or 62% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very high - about 22% and 22% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 22% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Preston's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ashton Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Church of England
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 257
Good
Good
Low
Brookfield Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Cottam Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Deepdale Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 682
Good
Very low
Very high
Eldon Primary School 2–11 yrs 234
Outstanding
High
High
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
Fishwick Primary School 2–11 yrs 140
Good
High
Very low
Frenchwood Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 298
Good
Low
Low
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
Very high
Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 236
Outstanding
Very high
High
Church of England
Harris Primary School 4–11 yrs 215
Good
Low
High
Holme Slack Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston 3–11 yrs 175
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
Ingol Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Kennington Primary School 4–11 yrs 245
Good
Very high
High
Lea Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
High
Longsands Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Moor Nook Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston 4–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
Pool House Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 175
Good
Very high
Good
Preston Grange Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Good
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Queen's Drive Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
High
Ribbleton Avenue Infant School 3–7 yrs 262
Outstanding
High
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School 7–11 yrs 280
Good
Very low
Very high
Methodist
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
Sherwood Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston 5–11 yrs 280 Roman Catholic
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston 3–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston 3–11 yrs 252 Roman Catholic
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 189
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston 3–11 yrs 315 Roman Catholic
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston 2–11 yrs 222
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 406 Church of England
St Stephen's CofE School 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston 3–11 yrs 204 Roman Catholic
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston 3–11 yrs 420 Roman Catholic
The Olive School, Preston 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Muslim
The Roebuck School 3–11 yrs 349
Good
High
Low

Preston Secondary Schools

Most of Preston's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 44% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very high - about 33% and 33% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Preston's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School 11–16 yrs 775
Requires improvement
High
Low
Church of England
Ashton Community Science College 11–16 yrs 800
Good
Low
Very low
Christ The King Catholic High School 11–16 yrs 400
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Corpus Christi Catholic High School 11–16 yrs 800
Good
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Eden Boys' School, Preston 11–18 yrs 800
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Muslim
Fulwood Academy 11–16 yrs 1,000
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form 11–18 yrs 636
Good
Good
Very low
Our Lady's Catholic High School 11–16 yrs 904
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
Preston Muslim Girls High School 11–16 yrs 560
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Muslim

Sixth Form Schools in Preston

Most of Preston's sixth form schools have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 33% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Cardinal Newman College 16–99 yrs
Outstanding
Roman Catholic
Lancaster University School of Mathematics 16–19 yrs 260
Preston College 16–99 yrs
Good

Preston Pupil Referral Units

Most of Preston's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Preston's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Larches High School 11–16 yrs
Good
Very low
Last updated: 15 Aug 2023