Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Academy converter · Primary school · Preston, Lancashire
PR2 3LP
Composite score
62.6

Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston at a glance

Located in Preston, Lancashire, Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 218 pupils aged 4 to 11. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston 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 further down the page.

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#3,224
National rank
#408
In North West
#81
In Lancashire
Top 22%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 218 % FSM ever-6 6.0% % EAL 8.7% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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