The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston

Farringdon Lane, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6LX

Local ranking438th of 464 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Needs attention

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School (URN 119604) 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 3 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

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

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 36.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 50.0%
Writing (Expected): 59.0%
Maths (Expected): 52.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 47.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 100.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 99.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 100.0
Cohort Size: 64

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 412
Boys: 200 (51%)
Girls: 193 (49%)
Capacity: 420 (94% full)
SEND: 24.3%
FSM Eligible: 37.3%
EAL: 21.4%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.6%
SEN Support: 20.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 20.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 20.0
Budget per Pupil: £6,509/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 19.7% 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

White British: 56.9%
Black African: 11.9%
White Other: 9.5%
Asian Indian: 4.9%
Asian Pakistani: 4.4%
Asian Other: 3.9%
Mixed Other: 2.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%

56.9%

White British

11.9%

Black African

9.5%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01772792572

bursar@blessedsacrament.lancs.sch.uk

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Farringdon Lane

Preston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149414
UKPRN: 10091386
Establishment No.: 3638
Trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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