Preston CofE Primary School
Primary schoolPreston CofE Primary School is a primary school in Somerset, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 419 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 93% of pupils at Preston CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Somerset and 62% in England.
35% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 35% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112 | 103 | 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- Preston School AcademySecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
- Westfield AcademySecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Kingfisher Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Cambian Lufton CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 km
- Oaklands Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Huish Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Somerset
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).