Primary school

Ashton Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • PR2 1TU
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,200 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 49%49% · 2016/172017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 94%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 88%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM45% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · 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 score101 · 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: 27% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 64% · 22 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 41% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 28 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 45% · 29 pupils · North West 63%67%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 22 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 22 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 10510297No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 22 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 10510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 89.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd192
3rd303

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026194
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.7%
First language not English17.6%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan4.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils17.1%

Girls 41.2%Boys 58.8%

92.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.6
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.8
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 21.6 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,477
Spend per pupil£8,757
Staff spend per pupil£5,722
Reserve per pupil£616
  • +£119,503revenue reserve
  • −£54,380in-year balance

Grants £7,935 · self-generated £541 · premises £863 per pupil