Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping

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

Summary of the comparison

Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping are primary schools in Preston.

  • Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping is ahead on our composite score.

  • Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good and St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping was judged in need of attention.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School versus St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonLongridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrestonSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, ChippingEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking311th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure457th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll199 46
Capacity210 70
LocationPreston, PR3 3WQ Preston, PR3 2QH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census199 46
Free school meals (ever 6)25.6% 17.4%
English as an additional language5.0% 0.0%
SEN support19.1% 23.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.4% 5.0% 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.

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.

Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping

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