St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston, based in Preston, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston currently has around 47 pupils on roll, which is about 87% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 51.1% boys and 48.9% girls. Around 31.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.4%. Persistent absence is recorded at 13.3%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (87.2%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: St Mary's Road, Preston, PR3 0ZJ
Website: www.st-marysgreateccleston.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01995670364
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jennifer Birch
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 149264

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2011

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 54
Number of Pupils: 47
Number of Boys: 24
Number of Girls: 23

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British87.20%41
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)6.40%3
Other White6.40%3
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
African0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Indian0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Other Mixed0.00%0
White and Asian0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Unclassified0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (2.1)
Writing: Well Below Average (-4.5)
Maths: Average (-1.7)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
50%
Town average
61%
Local authority average
71%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
0%
Town average
8%
Local authority average
12%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
107.0
Town average
104.9
Local authority average
106.4
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
102.0
Town average
104.3
Local authority average
106.1
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston
St Mary's Road , Great Eccleston PR3 0ZJ
- not rated 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston
St Mary's Road , Great Eccleston PR3 0ZJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School
Copp Lane , Great Eccleston PR3 0ZN
3out of 4 1,134 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Out Rawcliffe Church of England Primary School
Crook Gate Lane , Out Rawcliffe PR3 6BH
- not rated 3,202 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.