# English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston

English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 229 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119605. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 229
- Council: Preston
- URN: 119605

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 29 March 2023
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 2024/25, 41% of pupils at English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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.

- [Abrar Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abrar-academy-e135822): 390 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Eldon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eldon-primary-school-e119229): 620 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-preston-e151562): 740 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed
- [Moorbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorbrook-school-e119866): 1 km. Special. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- [The Roebuck School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roebuck-school-e119237): 1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Moor Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-park-high-school-e119773): 1 km. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/119605)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119605)

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