Frenchwood Community Primary School

About Frenchwood Community Primary School

Frenchwood Community Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 347 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted (February 2026). 39% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 11.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Frenchwood Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 25 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 23.7 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Frenchwood Community Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.