Community school · Lancashire

Penwortham Primary School

3–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119157URN

Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Penwortham Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

58 applications for 21 places · 133rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
9 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

58 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	21	58	2.8	19	0.90
Sep 2025	29	79	2.7	29	1.00
Sep 2024	18	63	3.5	14	0.78
Sep 2023	24	64	2.7	22	0.92
Sep 2022	21	68	3.2	18	0.86
Sep 2021	28	77	2.8	25	0.89
Sep 2020	30	87	2.9	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	103	3.4	34	1.13
Sep 2018	27	89	3.3	23	0.85
Sep 2017	30	91	3.0	23	0.77
Sep 2016	25	74	3.0	25	1.00
Sep 2015	30	92	3.1	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	87	2.9	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%280th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	4%	104	103
2023/24	70%	20%	109	107
2022/23	69%	7%	109	106

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

Penwortham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119157 · 888/2058
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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