Community school · Lancashire

Frenchwood Community Primary School

3–11Ages
326Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119231URN

Frenchwood Knoll, Preston, PR1 4LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

53 applications for 25 places · 285th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%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 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
21 June 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
5 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

53 applications · 25 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.4; 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	25	53	2.1	20	0.80
Sep 2025	26	73	2.8	21	0.81
Sep 2024	40	71	1.8	26	0.65
Sep 2023	23	61	2.7	20	0.87
Sep 2022	45	89	2.0	34	0.76
Sep 2021	32	72	2.3	25	0.78
Sep 2020	32	68	2.1	32	1.00
Sep 2019	37	76	2.1	29	0.78
Sep 2018	31	64	2.1	26	0.84
Sep 2017	37	77	2.1	31	0.84
Sep 2016	44	55	1.3	38	0.86
Sep 2015	45	71	1.6	42	0.93
Sep 2014	45	65	1.4	29	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 54% · Maths 57% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%395th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	39%	2%	102	101
2023/24	50%	0%	104	103
2022/23	48%	0%	103	101

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

Frenchwood Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston
0.3 km · Lancashire

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Lancaster University School of Mathematics
0.7 km · Lancashire

Not yet inspected
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.6applications per place
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

3.2applications per place 65%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: 119231 · 888/2190
Capacity: 298 pupils · 326 on roll
Free school meals: 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Frenchwood Knoll, Preston, PR1 4LE
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

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