Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Lightfoot Lane, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3LP

Local ranking319th of 464 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston (URN 119579) since 1 December 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Strong standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 64.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 18.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 76.0%
Writing (Expected): 79.0%
Maths (Expected): 73.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 79.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 108.0
Cohort Size: 33

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 218
Boys: 114 (53%)
Girls: 102 (47%)
Capacity: 210 (103% full)
SEND: 7.8%
FSM Eligible: 6.0%
EAL: 8.7%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.2%
SEN Support: 4.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 9.3
Budget per Pupil: £5,693/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 2.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 1.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 73.0%
Asian Indian: 8.4%
Asian Pakistani: 3.7%
Mixed Other: 3.3%
Asian Other: 3.3%
Black African: 2.3%
White Other: 1.9%
Other: 1.9%

73.0%

White British

8.4%

Asian Indian

3.7%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01772862305

head@ourlady-st-edwards.lancs.sch.uk

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Lightfoot Lane

Preston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149307
UKPRN: 10091154
Establishment No.: 3601
Trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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