Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston
Poulton Street, Preston, PR2 2SA
209 pupils · 100% 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
- 27.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 26 September 2023, published 9 November 2023. 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 | 7% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 19 | 48 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 23 | 56 | 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
- The Roebuck School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School 1.8 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026) · safeguarding not met
- St Stephen's CofE School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · 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.