St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Ignatius Square, Preston

School Information

Address: St Ignatius Square, Preston, PR1 1TT
Website: www.saint-ignatius.com
Telephone: 01772555252
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Christopher Hough
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119610

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 189
Number of Pupils: 166
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 2.7
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoneygate Nursery School
Stoneygate Walk , PR1 3XU
3out of 4 765 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School
St Ignatius Square , PR1 1TT
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston
Sizer Street , PR1 7DR
3out of 4 805 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Deepdale Community Primary School
St Stephens Road , Deepdale PR1 6TD
2out of 4 908 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Olive School, Preston
Vicarage Lane , PR2 8DW
4out of 4 1,046 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
St Austin's Place , Avenham PR1 3YJ
3out of 4 1,073 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Deepdale Mill Street , PR1 5BY
4out of 4 820 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue , PR1 6DT
2out of 4 889 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Adelaide Street , PR1 4BD
4out of 4 1,003 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 1,753 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Temple School, A Church of England Specialist College
St Vincent's Road , Fulwood PR2 8RA
4out of 4 2,327 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD
- not rated 1,019 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Preston College
Fulwood Campus , St Vincent's Road PR2 8UR
- not rated 2,418 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Central Lancashire
Adelphi Building , PR1 2HE
- not rated 834 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abrar Academy
34-36 Garstang Road , PR1 1NA
- not rated 928 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Imam Muhammad Zakariya School
2 Bairstow Street , PR1 3TN
- not rated 1,021 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Acorns Primary School
Moor Park , Blackpool Road PR1 6AU
3out of 4 1,240 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Larches High School
Moor Park , PR1 6AA
3out of 4 1,303 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.