St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2013. 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 4%, the same as UK average.

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Brownedge Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Brownedge Lane, Preston, PR5 6TA
Website: www.smsb.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772336650
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Ashbrook
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119704

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 300
Number of Boys: 162
Number of Girls: 138

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.9
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
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

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Brownedge Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6TA
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Severn Drive , Walton-le-Dale PR5 4TD
3out of 4 606 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
Station Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6ED
3out of 4 765 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Larch Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GX
3out of 4 770 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Linden Drive , Lostock Hall PR5 5AS
4out of 4 1,454 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Station Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6PB
3out of 4 402 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6RN
2out of 4 1,018 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Academy
Todd Lane North , Lostock Hall PR5 5UR
3out of 4 1,261 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 2,920 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Coppice School
Ash Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GY
3out of 4 862 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgeway School
Church Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6EP
- not rated 1,073 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Moor Hey School
Far Croft , Lostock Hall PR5 5SS
3out of 4 2,210 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress School
Gough Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 6AQ
- not rated 3,028 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Cambian Red Rose School
Meadow Lane , Bamber Bridge PR5 8LN
- not rated 3,101 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.