# The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston

The 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.

Primary school. Code E149414. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 393
- Council: Preston
- URN: 149414

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
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, 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

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

- [Moor Nook Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moor-nook-community-primary-school-e119236): 240 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sir Tom Finney Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-tom-finney-community-high-school-e135346): 260 m. Special. School remains Good, March 2023
- [Preston Greenlands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-greenlands-community-primary-school-e119233): 500 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Preston Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-grange-primary-school-e119232): 750 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-maria-goretti-catholic-primary-school-preston-e151966): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024, before the school changed
- [Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockholes-wood-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e119230): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 58% 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/149414)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149414)

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