The Olive School, Preston
Vicarage Lane, Preston, PR2 8DW
421 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 4 December 2024, published 16 January 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 | 88% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 30% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.25 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 135 | 242 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 104 | 199 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 106 | 191 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 98 | 189 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 98 | 165 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 88 | 162 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 114 | 191 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 75 | 150 | 60 |
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
- Kennington Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Queen's Drive Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026) · safeguarding not met
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Deepdale Community Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected 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.