OFSTED
21 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
11 May 2023
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
316
316 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
158
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
158
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
below England
School
19.0%
Preston
25.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.2 pts
below England
School
17.1%
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
71.8%
227
Indian
5.7%
18
Any other ethnic group
4.7%
15
Any other White background
3.5%
11
Any other Asian background
2.8%
9
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
9
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
24.1%
76 of
316 pupils
3.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.3%
12.1 pts
above England
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston
100.3%
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.