St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping
Garstang Road, Preston, PR3 2QH
58 pupils · 83% of 70 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 13 July 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 | Not published (small cohort) |
| Reaching the higher standard | Not published (small cohort) |
“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 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 7 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 5 | 17 | 6 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 10 | 25 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
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
- Brabins Endowed School 0.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Barnacre Road Primary School 5.8 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Longridge Church of England Primary School 6.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School 6.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh 6.8 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
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.