St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Preston, PR2 6SJ
- Distance
- 0.0km away
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Gamull Lane, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6SJ
Primary
Phase
222
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Closed on 31 December 2025 and continues as St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston (URN 151966) (opened 1 January 2026). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 68.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 3.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 74.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 74.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 106.0
- Cohort Size
- 31
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 214
- Boys
- 98 (46%)
- Girls
- 116 (54%)
- Capacity
- 222 (96% full)
- SEND
- 24.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.6%
- EAL
- 26.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 22.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,152/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 56.1%
- White Other: 15.9%
- Black African: 8.4%
- Asian Other: 4.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.8%
- Black Other: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.9%
56.1%
White British
15.9%
White Other
8.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Gamull Lane
Preston, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 119608
- UKPRN
- 10072700
- Establishment No.
- 3645
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