Eldon Primary SchoolEnglish Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston

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

Summary of the comparison

Eldon Primary School and English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston are primary schools in Preston.

  • Eldon Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Eldon Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Eldon Primary School was judged the expected standard and English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 26.0% for Eldon Primary School and 41.0% for English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Eldon Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 26.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston (41.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Eldon Primary School versus English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonEldon Primary SchoolPrestonEnglish Martyrs Catholic Primary School, PrestonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking178th of 467 in Lancashire Stronger figure335th of 467 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll239 229
Capacity248 236
LocationPreston, PR1 7YE Preston, PR1 7DR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard26.0% 41.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census252 236
Free school meals (ever 6)28.2% 27.6%
English as an additional language64.3% 41.1%
SEN support27.8% 23.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% Stronger figure8.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.7% Stronger figure24.6% 15.8%

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.

Eldon Primary School

English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston

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