Preston Grange Primary School
Grange Avenue, Preston, PR2 6PS
183 pupils · 87% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 53%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 28 June 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 | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 19 | 40 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 10 | 10 | 37 | 10 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 51 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 13 | 45 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 19 | 43 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 24 | 53 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 20 | 57 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 21 | 19 | 55 | 20 |
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 Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Moor Nook Community Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Brookfield Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Preston Greenlands Community Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Longsands Community Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
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.