# St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston

St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 279 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149313. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 279
- Council: Preston
- URN: 149313

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 10 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
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, 74% of pupils at St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 74% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Sherwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherwood-primary-school-e119339): 460 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwood-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e119416): 480 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Corpus Christi Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-high-school-e119780): 670 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 54.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Preston College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-college-e130740): 860 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Archbishop Temple Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-temple-church-of-england-high-school-e119814): 980 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Queen's Drive Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-drive-primary-school-e119292): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 74% 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/149313)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149313)

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