# Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston

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

It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E151084. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: Preston
- URN: 151084

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 47% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 47% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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.

- [Cedar Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-lodge-school-e131379): 550 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [The Roebuck School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-roebuck-school-e119237): 720 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-on-ribble-st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119602): 760 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [New Focus Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-focus-education-e151120): 880 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Eldon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eldon-primary-school-e119229): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-preston-e119605): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 41% 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/151084)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151084)

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