Preston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolThe Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston

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

Summary of the comparison

Preston Greenlands Community Primary School and The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston are primary schools in Preston.

  • Preston Greenlands Community Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Preston Greenlands Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Preston Greenlands Community Primary School was judged the expected standard and The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Preston Greenlands Community Primary School and 36.0% for The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Preston Greenlands Community Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Preston Greenlands Community Primary School versus The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonPreston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolPrestonThe Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, PrestonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking361st of 464 in Lancashire Stronger figure438th of 464 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll191 393
Capacity210 420
LocationPreston, PR2 6BB Preston, PR2 6LX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% Stronger figure36.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census191 412
Free school meals (ever 6)40.8% 37.3%
English as an additional language19.4% 21.4%
SEN support13.6% 20.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence22.2% 19.7% 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.

Preston Greenlands Community Primary School

The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston

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