OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
216
216 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
102
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
114
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.1 pts
below England
School
3.7%
Preston
25.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.0 pts
below England
School
8.3%
Preston
31.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Preston
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.4%
150
Indian
7.4%
16
Pakistani
4.6%
10
Any other Asian background
3.7%
8
African
2.8%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.2%
22 of
216 pupils
10.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Preston
72.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Preston
68.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
Preston
72.3%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
2.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.38 pts
lower than
England
School
2.84%
Preston
6.27%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
1.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.22 pts
lower than
England
School
1.60%
Preston
15.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Preston
1.85%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.9%
14.7 pts
above England
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
102.9%
Preston
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.