Community school · Lancashire

Ashton Primary School

4–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119238URN

Ainsdale Drive, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1TU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

68 applications for 29 places · 240th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 21 April 2026Published 14 June 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		Expected standard
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

21 April 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
3 February 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

68 applications · 29 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.7; 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	29	68	2.3	19	0.66
Sep 2025	22	64	2.9	11	0.50
Sep 2024	19	63	3.3	17	0.89
Sep 2023	22	65	3.0	19	0.86
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2021	30	72	2.4	29	0.97
Sep 2020	31	79	2.6	24	0.77
Sep 2019	30	77	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	22	0.73
Sep 2017	30	78	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2016	28	63	2.3	22	0.79
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2014	30	82	2.7	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 66% · Maths 62% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%363rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	45%	0%	102	101
2023/24	50%	4%	101	103
2022/23	47%	7%	102	103

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

Ashton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Lea Community Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston
0.9 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ingol Community Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Cottam Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Pool House Community Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 79%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: 119238 · 888/2198
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ainsdale Drive, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1TU
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

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