Community school · Lancashire

Little Hoole Primary School

5–11Ages
186Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119156URN

Dob Lane, Walmer Bridge, Preston, PR4 5QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

39 applications for 20 places · 309th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

2 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 September 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	39	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2025	24	54	2.3	23	0.96
Sep 2024	19	47	2.5	19	1.00
Sep 2023	19	53	2.8	18	0.95
Sep 2022	26	60	2.3	25	0.96
Sep 2021	23	53	2.3	21	0.91
Sep 2020	30	69	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2019	27	61	2.3	24	0.89
Sep 2018	30	65	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	76	2.5	22	0.73
Sep 2016	30	65	2.2	19	0.63
Sep 2015	27	53	2.0	22	0.81
Sep 2014	14	42	3.0	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 77% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%69th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	10%	109	107
2023/24	68%	3%	105	106
2022/23	77%	0%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Little Hoole Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Longton Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
1.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.7 km · Lancashire

Good2023

5.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Tarleton Community Primary School
3.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
4.0 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School
4.1 km · Lancashire

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119156 · 888/2055
Capacity: 210 pupils · 186 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dob Lane, Walmer Bridge, Preston, PR4 5QL
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources