Primary school

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • PR1 6HQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,247 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 15%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 49%49%2016/17: top 9%2017/18: top 7%7% · 2017/182018/19: top 18%2022/23: top 35%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 15%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM79% · 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 score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · 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: 55% · 31 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 83% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 87% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 80% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 76% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 79% · 29 pupils · North West 63%87%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 16% · 31 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 20% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 27% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 6%27%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 105109106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in81.8%
27 of 33 who put it first2014 · 46.2%2026 · 81.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3327
2nd393
3rd340

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026206
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.3%
First language not English48.0%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils8.7%

Girls 47%Boys 53%

98.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.8
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.9
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 24.1 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,482
Spend per pupil£7,406
Staff spend per pupil£5,762
Reserve per pupil£494
  • +£101,813revenue reserve
  • +£15,775in-year balance

Grants £7,108 · self-generated £374 · premises £389 per pupil