Howick Church Endowed Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Preston, Lancashire·PR1 0NB
Composite score
75.3
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#1,103
National rank
#125
In North West
#22
In Lancashire
Top 8%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
12 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
50
any preference, for 12 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0720221.0020231.1320241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Howick Church Endowed Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
104
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,375
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Howick Church Endowed Primary School at a glance

Located in Preston, Lancashire, Howick Church Endowed Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 104 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Howick Church Endowed Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 20.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Howick Church Endowed Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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