St Francis Catholic Primary School, GoosnarghLongridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh was judged strong and Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School 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 67.0% for St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh and 67.0% for Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh (67.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and 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

St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh versus Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonSt Francis Catholic Primary School, GoosnarghPrestonLongridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100D50/100
Local ranking304th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure311th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll104 199
Capacity105 210
LocationPreston, PR3 2FJ Preston, PR3 3WQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census104 199
Free school meals (ever 6)6.7% 25.6%
English as an additional language0.0% 5.0%
SEN support5.8% 19.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence2.7% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.3% Stronger figure11.4% 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.

St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh

Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School

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