Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Preston, PR4 3RT
206 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 3 November 2022, published 13 December 2022. 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 | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“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 — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 34 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 23 | 47 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 32 | 32 | 53 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 23 | 44 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 19 | 37 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 41 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 24 | 40 | 24 |
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
- Strike Lane Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Freckleton Church of England Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kirkham and Wesham Primary School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham 3.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · 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.