Primary · Academy converter · Preston, PR1 4RH
Key stage 2 2024/25
#12,838 of 15,057
Worse than 85% of schools in England
Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted report cardInspected 25 Nov 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149317.
Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 60% | 63% |
| Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing. | 3%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 7% | 8% |
| Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard. | 103, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 105 | 106 |
| Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard. | 102, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 104 | 105 |
| Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard. | 103, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 105 | 105 |
| Expected standard in reading | 70%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 74% | 76% |
| Expected standard in writing | 63%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 74% | 75% |
| Pupils taking tests | 30 | - | - |
Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 214 |
| Girls | 108 |
| Boys | 106 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 37.9% |
| First language not English | 43% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 189 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 189 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 0% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 67 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 9 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 25.4 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 12.9 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 7.92 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 7.69 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 11.55 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 10.4 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 7.9 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 2.4 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 26 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 63 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 23 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 23 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 6.9%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 21.5%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire | 13% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.1%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 9.2% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 2.9% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0.5% |
| Permanent exclusions | 1 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 mi | Primary | Fishwick Primary School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 3 Dec 2024. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 14 Jan 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 27 Jan 2026. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Nov 2018. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School | Voluntary controlled school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 9 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Ribbleton Avenue Infant School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 29 Oct 2024. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 3 Mar 2026. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Preston Greenlands Community Primary School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 4 Feb 2025. | |
| 0.9 mi | Secondary | Eden Boys' School, Preston | Free schools | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 2 May 2018. | |
| 0.9 mi | 16 plus | Lancaster University School of Mathematics | Free schools 16 to 19 | Unrated Unrated. |
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 25 Nov 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston ranks 12,838 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 85% of schools).
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).
For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston made 26 offers from 63 applications (2.4 per offer), and 23 of 23 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston has 214 pupils aged 3 to 11.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston had 189 school places in 2024/25.
At St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston, there were 25.4 pupils per teacher in 2025/26.
In 2025/26, pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston missed 6.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 21.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.