St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston

About St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 195 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 22 families who put it first were offered a place. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.