St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town

Darkinson Lane, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RJ

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

105

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 119634) since 1 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 71.0%
Writing (Expected): 65.0%
Maths (Expected): 65.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 65.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 17

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 108
Boys: 46 (45%)
Girls: 56 (55%)
Capacity: 105 (97% full)
SEND: 31.5%
FSM Eligible: 20.4%
EAL: 2.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.7%
SEN Support: 27.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 4.6
Budget per Pupil: £7,220/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 8.4% 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: 84.3%
White Other: 3.7%
Mixed Other: 3.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
Asian Indian: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
Black African: 0.9%

84.3%

White British

3.7%

White Other

3.7%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01772729881

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Darkinson Lane

Preston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 151968
UKPRN: 10098571
Establishment No.: 3726
Trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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