Primary school

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • PR1 1TT
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,092 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 72%72%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 82%2018/19: top 60%2022/23: top 37%37% · 2022/232023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM54% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 25 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 35% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 52% · 27 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 64% · 22 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 67% · 24 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 57% · 23 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 54% · 28 pupils · North West 63%67%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 25 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 5% · 22 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 23 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 14% · 28 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 25 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 98 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 99 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 24 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 23 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 10510798No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 25 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 22 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 24 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 23 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 65.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd262
3rd191

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2022Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026193
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.2%
First language not English74.9%
SEN support17.4%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils11.4%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

102.1% full · 189 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 9.6
  • Leadership 0.4
  • Teaching assistants 7.6
  • Other support 1.6

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 19.1 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 4 months.

  • +£201,000revenue reserve
  • +£88,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,219,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it