The Blessed Sacrament 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Farringdon Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: Farringdon Lane, Preston, PR2 6LX
Website: https://www.blessedsacrament.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772792572
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Kelly Hannah
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119604

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 378
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 170

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.1 Confidence interval -7.6 to -4.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -4.9 to -2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:30%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Farringdon Lane , Ribbleton PR2 6LX
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Moor Nook Community Primary School
Ribbleton Hall Drive , Ribbleton PR2 6EE
2out of 4 265 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
Dawnay Road , PR2 6BB
3out of 4 547 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Preston Grange Primary School
Grange Avenue , Ribbleton PR2 6PS
3out of 4 824 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Gamull Lane , Ribbleton PR2 6SJ
3out of 4 1,117 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 2,235 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue , PR1 6DT
2out of 4 2,504 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Adelaide Street , PR1 4BD
4out of 4 2,643 yd Free schools No Boys 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 3,082 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Preston College
Fulwood Campus , St Vincent's Road PR2 8UR
- not rated 3,212 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Ribbleton Hall Drive , PR2 6EE
3out of 4 285 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highfield Priory School
Fulwood Row , Fulwood PR2 5RW
- not rated 1,213 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Larches High School
Moor Park , PR1 6AA
3out of 4 2,521 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Acorns Primary School
Moor Park , Blackpool Road PR1 6AU
3out of 4 2,540 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.