The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
Farringdon Lane, Preston, PR2 6LX
393 pupils · 94% of 420 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
- 33.1%
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 | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 6 May 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 | 36% |
| 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?
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 | 29 | 29 | 69 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 47 | 84 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 38 | 80 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 27 | 72 | 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
- Moor Nook Community Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Preston Greenlands Community Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Preston Grange Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Brookfield Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good (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.