# Preston CofE Primary School

Preston 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.

Primary school. Code E140305. [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 419
- Council: Somerset
- URN: 140305

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (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
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, 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

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

- [Preston School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-school-academy-e136894): 720 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Westfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-academy-e137203): 1.2 km. Secondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Kingfisher Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingfisher-primary-school-e142326): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cambian Lufton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-lufton-college-e131921): 1.4 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Oaklands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-primary-school-e135612): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Huish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huish-primary-school-e140455): 1.9 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/140305)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140305)

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