- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Preston catholic schools average, low absence.
33 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 206
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Catholic schools in Preston
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- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Preston catholic schools average, low absence.
19 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1147%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 209
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
Results well above the Preston catholic schools average, low absence.
34 first choices, 38 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 273
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR2 6SJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Preston catholic schools average.
20 first choices, 21 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.4%Preston catholic schools 6.5%
- Pupils
- 196
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Preston catholic schools average.
33 first choices, 35 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.4%Preston catholic schools 6.5%
- Pupils
- 347
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results close to the Preston catholic schools average, low absence.
22 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1154%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 193
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Preston catholic schools average, low absence.
17 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 226
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Preston catholic schools average, high absence.
27 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1141%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 229
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Catholic
Results close to the Preston catholic schools average, high absence.
75 first choices, 95 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.0
Preston catholic schools 41.0England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 446
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston, PR2 6LX · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Preston catholic schools average.
29 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1136%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.2%Preston catholic schools 6.5%
- Pupils
- 393
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.1
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Preston catholic schools average.
23 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1147%
Preston catholic schools 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.3%Preston catholic schools 6.5%
- Pupils
- 214
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
- Catholic schools11
- Met the standard at 1156.3%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools18 of 1111 Catholic, 3 Church of England
- With a nursery class6take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals29.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Preston's Catholic schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Preston
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 6 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 5
- Good: 5 of 5
- Requires improvement: 0 of 5
- Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Preston
Half or more are faith schools.
18 of the 11 Catholic schools in Preston have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Catholic schools in Preston, explained
There are 11 Catholic schools in Preston, teaching 2,932 children. 2 are run by the council and 9 are academies or free schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
56.3% of pupils in Preston catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 36% to 79%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
29.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,249 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 18.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Fulwood7 Catholic schools
- Penwortham3 Catholic schools
- Bamber Bridge5 Catholic schools
- Longton1 school
- Leyland4 Catholic schools
- Longridge2 Catholic schools
- Euxton1 school
- Kirkham1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many Catholic schools are in Preston?
There are 11 Catholic schools in Preston, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Preston?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Preston on Eduscope are St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston and St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Preston ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Preston Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Preston is 27:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.