St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Downing Street, Preston, PR1 4RH
214 pupils · 102% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — 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 | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 21 January 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 | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 23 | 63 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 21 | 17 | 50 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 14 | 47 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 7 | 7 | 32 | 7 |
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
- Fishwick Primary School 0 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant School 1 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.