Kennington Primary School
Primary schoolKennington Primary School is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 246 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Kennington Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 60% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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
In a straight line- The Olive School, PrestonPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Preston CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file560 m
- Larches High SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, May 2024580 m
- Acorns Primary SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade630 m
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.9 (2025/26, provisional)640 m
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Preston
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).