Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Lightfoot Lane, Preston, PR2 3LP
216 pupils · 103% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 3.7%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 26 April 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 | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“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 | 100 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 29 | 107 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 34 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 31 | 84 | 30 |
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
- Harris Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Queen's Drive Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Sherwood Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (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.