OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
21 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
14 September 2023
5 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
4 June 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
326
326 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
142
43.6% of pupils
Male pupils
184
56.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.9 pts
above England
School
26.7%
Preston
25.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
41.0 pts
above England
School
61.3%
Preston
31.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Preston
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
24.2%
79
Any other Asian background
22.7%
74
Pakistani
14.4%
47
White British
7.7%
25
African
5.8%
19
Bangladeshi
5.5%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.3%
50 of
326 pupils
5.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
39.0%
21.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Reading
12.8 pts below England
School
61.0%
Preston
72.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Writing
16.3 pts below England
School
54.0%
Preston
68.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
Preston
72.3%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.64 pts
higher than
England
School
6.85%
Preston
6.27%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.58 pts
higher than
England
School
19.40%
Preston
15.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.13 pts
lower than
England
School
0.67%
Preston
1.85%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.4%
21.2 pts
above England
Frenchwood Community Primary School
109.4%
Preston
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.