Howick Church Endowed Primary School
Liverpool Road, Preston, PR1 0NB
103 pupils · 98% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 4.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 22 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 | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 20% |
“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 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 12 | 12 | 52 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 17 | 56 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 15 | 40 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 16 | 53 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 19 | 71 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 9 | 9 | 38 | 9 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 12 | 6 | 46 | 11 |
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
- Whitefield Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Penwortham Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.