Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
95Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119380URN

Larch Grove, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6GX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

40 applications for 18 places · 263rd of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

20%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

40 applications · 18 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 6.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 6.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.3; 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	18	40	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2025	7	44	6.3	5	0.71
Sep 2024	7	43	6.1	6	0.86
Sep 2023	15	44	2.9	10	0.67
Sep 2022	12	42	3.5	12	1.00
Sep 2021	15	53	3.5	14	0.93
Sep 2020	18	55	3.1	12	0.67
Sep 2019	24	67	2.8	16	0.67
Sep 2018	16	51	3.2	16	1.00
Sep 2017	17	53	3.1	17	1.00
Sep 2016	22	55	2.5	22	1.00
Sep 2015	19	44	2.3	14	0.74
Sep 2014	14	42	3.0	11	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 45% · Writing 45% · Maths 25% → all three 20% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard20%434th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard45%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard25%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 95 (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	20%	0%	97	95
2023/24	40%	0%	102	99
2022/23	42%	0%	101	100

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

Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale
1.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
2.4 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119380 · 888/3085
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 168 pupils · 95 on roll
Free school meals: 49.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Larch Grove, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6GX
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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