# Eden Boys' School, Preston

Eden Boys' School, Preston is a secondary school in Preston, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 615 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E141971. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 615
- Council: Preston
- URN: 141971

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 16 May 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Eden Boys' School, Preston was 54.5, against 49.9 in Preston and 46.2 in England.
68.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Preston | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 49.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68.3% | 53% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82.1% | 71.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 123 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lancaster University School of Mathematics](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-university-school-of-mathematics-e149099): 60 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Cardinal Newman College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-newman-college-e130745): 400 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149311): 630 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Frenchwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frenchwood-community-primary-school-e119231): 740 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149314): 740 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stoneygate Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoneygate-nursery-school-e119083): 760 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, January 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141971)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141971)

## How to cite

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