The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
Primary schoolThe Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 393 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
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, 36% of pupils at The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 36% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 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- Moor Nook Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, March 2023260 m
- Preston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Preston Grange Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024, before the school changed1 km
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
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).