St Mary's 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 03/06/2015. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Darkinson Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Darkinson Lane, Preston, PR4 0RJ
Website: www.lea-st-marys.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772729881
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs A Brogden
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119634

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 98
Number of Pupils: 102
Number of Boys: 63
Number of Girls: 39

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -2.2 to 3.9
Writing
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval -0.1 to 5.5
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darkinson Lane , Lea Town PR4 0RJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School
Lea Road , PR4 0RA 		3out of 4 1,616 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Victoria Park Avenue , Lea PR2 1RP 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lea Community Primary School
Greavestown Lane , Lea PR2 1PD 		3out of 4 2,529 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ashton Primary School
Ainsdale Drive , Ashton-on-Ribble PR2 1TU 		3out of 4 2,546 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Community Science College
Aldwych Drive , Ashton PR2 1SL 		3out of 4 3,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakfield House School
Station Road , Salwick PR4 0YH 		- not rated 1,925 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Aurora Keyes Barn School
Station Road , Salwick PR4 0YH 		- not rated 2,025 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Pioneer TEC
Wallend Road , PR2 2HW 		- not rated 2,767 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Royal Cross Primary School
Elswick Road , Ashton-on-Ribble PR2 1NT 		4out of 4 2,814 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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