Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary SchoolBarton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.

Summary of the comparison

Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School and Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Preston.

  • Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 82.0% for Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School and 81.0% for Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School versus Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonBilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary SchoolPrestonBarton St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100A87/100Stronger figure
Local ranking135th of 466 in Lancashire 3rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll76 193
Capacity70 175
LocationPreston, PR3 0RE Preston, PR3 5AS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% Stronger figure81.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 35.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census76 193
Free school meals (ever 6)22.4% 4.7%
English as an additional language1.3% 6.2%
SEN support5.3% 7.3%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% 3.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School

Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

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