Eldon Primary SchoolThe Olive School, Preston

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

Summary of the comparison

Eldon Primary School and The Olive School, Preston are primary schools in Preston.

  • Eldon Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Olive School, Preston scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Olive School, Preston is ahead on our composite score.

  • Eldon Primary School was judged the expected standard and The Olive School, Preston 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 26.0% for Eldon Primary School and 88.0% for The Olive 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 risen at The Olive School, Preston (84.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Eldon Primary School versus The Olive School, Preston compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonEldon Primary SchoolPrestonThe Olive School, PrestonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking178th of 467 in Lancashire 35th of 467 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll239 421
Capacity248 420
LocationPreston, PR1 7YE Preston, PR2 8DW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard26.0% 88.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 30.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census252 420
Free school meals (ever 6)28.2% 14.3%
English as an additional language64.3% 97.1%
SEN support27.8% 7.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.7% 10.6% 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.

Eldon Primary School

The Olive School, Preston

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