Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Larch Grove, Preston, PR5 6GX
95 pupils · 57% of 168 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 March 2025, published 7 May 2025. 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 | 20% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 14 | 40 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 5 | 44 | 6 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 6 | 43 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 10 | 44 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 12 | 12 | 42 | 12 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 14 | 53 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 12 | 55 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 16 | 67 | 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 Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Higher Walton Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale 1.7 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School 2 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.