St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham

School overview

St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham is a primary school serving Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 133 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. 72% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 11.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 27% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% 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 St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham their first choice was offered one of its 18 Reception places. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham 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.