Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
Cadley Causeway, Preston, PR2 3QT
320 pupils · 102% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
⚠ Safeguarding was judged Not met at the latest inspection. Read the full report before anything else.
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Not met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 41% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 36 | 154 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 29 | 140 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 40 | 159 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 36 | 139 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 32 | 120 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 34 | 163 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 46 | 42 | 156 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 48 | 173 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Queen's Drive Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Roebuck School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Olive School, Preston 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Harris Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Kennington Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.