OFSTED
12 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
16 July 2023
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
308
308 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
153
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
155
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.5 pts
below England
School
12.3%
Preston
25.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.5 pts
below England
School
8.8%
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.
White British
82.1%
253
Any other White background
2.6%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
8
African
2.3%
7
Any other Asian background
1.6%
5
White and Asian
1.6%
5
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
14.0%
43 of
308 pupils
6.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 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
45.0%
15.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Preston
72.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
45.0%
Writing
25.3 pts below England
School
45.0%
Preston
68.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
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
3.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.35 pts
lower than
England
School
3.87%
Preston
6.27%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.51 pts
lower than
England
School
5.31%
Preston
15.79%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.36 pts
lower than
England
School
0.44%
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
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
Cottam Primary School
100.0%
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.