Community school · Lancashire

Moor Nook Community Primary School

3–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119236URN

Ribbleton Hall Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

37 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

26%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.5; 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	14	37	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2025	15	33	2.2	14	0.93
Sep 2024	19	44	2.3	19	1.00
Sep 2023	18	36	2.0	18	1.00
Sep 2022	27	43	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2021	25	51	2.0	24	0.96
Sep 2020	24	60	2.5	24	1.00
Sep 2019	17	54	3.2	16	0.94
Sep 2018	23	69	3.0	21	0.91
Sep 2017	30	87	2.9	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	84	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	86	2.9	34	1.13
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 45% · Writing 58% · Maths 32% → all three 26% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard26%427th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard45%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard32%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 96 (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	26%	10%	100	96
2023/24	40%	3%	101	97
2022/23	43%	0%	101	98

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

Moor Nook Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
0.2 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Preston Grange Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.6applications per place
Brookfield Community Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Fishwick Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.5 km · Lancashire

2025

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: 119236 · 888/2196
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 61.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ribbleton Hall Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6EE
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

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