# Fishwick Primary School

Fishwick Primary School is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 167 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119333. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 167
- Council: Preston
- URN: 119333

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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, 53% of pupils at Fishwick Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 53% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 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.

- [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149317): 10 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-academy-e148904): 710 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 42% 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): 890 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockholes-wood-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e119230): 920 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribbleton-avenue-methodist-junior-school-e119354): 940 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ribbleton Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribbleton-avenue-infant-school-e119235): 950 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade

## 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/119333)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119333)

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