Primary school

Preston Grange Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • PR2 6PS
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,596 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 84%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 63%2022/23: top 58%58% · 2022/232023/24: top 77%2024/25: top 84%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM48% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 19 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 50% · 14 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 61% · 18 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 59% · 22 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 48% · 29 pupils · North West 63%63%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 19 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 14 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 22 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 19 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 99 · 14 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 18 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 10510698No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 19 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 14 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 18 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 22 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 105105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 71.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd110
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026183
Free school meals (past 6 years)49.2%
First language not English30.5%
SEN support21.9%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils15.3%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.7%

87.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 8.4
  • Leadership 0.6
  • Teaching assistants 8.1
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 21.2 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,778
Spend per pupil£9,155
Staff spend per pupil£6,042
Reserve per pupil£532
  • +£97,418revenue reserve
  • −£68,939in-year balance

Grants £8,382 · self-generated £396 · premises £1,009 per pupil