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St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Sharoe Green Lane North, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9HH

Local ranking328th of 464 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

252

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston (URN 119587) 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 10 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected 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)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
83.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
94.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
83.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
35

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
279
Boys
131 (47%)
Girls
148 (53%)
Capacity
252 (111% full)
SEND
2.9%
FSM Eligible
8.3%
EAL
20.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
1.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
27.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.1
Budget per Pupil
£5,616/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
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

2024-25
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  • White British: 32.9%
  • Asian Indian: 32.9%
  • Asian Other: 11.3%
  • Mixed Other: 6.2%
  • Black African: 4.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 3.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%

32.9%

White British

32.9%

Asian Indian

11.3%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149313
UKPRN
10091148
Establishment No.
3611
Trust
MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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