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

Lightfoot Lane, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3LP

Local ranking319th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

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
108 (50%)
Girls
110 (50%)
Capacity
210 (104% 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
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  • 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

Administrative

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