Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston

4–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119609URN

Blackpool Road, Deepdale, Preston, PR1 6HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.0 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

107 applications for 30 places · 36th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 · 24 January 2023Ofsted'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

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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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Lancashire median (2.6) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

107 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 4.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 4.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 4.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 5.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 5.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 5.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 5.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 6.0; 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	30	107	3.6	33	1.10
Sep 2025	29	109	3.8	27	0.93
Sep 2024	30	129	4.3	28	0.93
Sep 2023	30	145	4.8	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	121	4.0	40	1.33
Sep 2021	30	125	4.2	51	1.70
Sep 2020	30	134	4.5	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	134	4.5	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	153	5.1	48	1.60
Sep 2017	30	152	5.1	49	1.63
Sep 2016	30	160	5.3	49	1.63
Sep 2015	30	161	5.4	50	1.67
Sep 2014	30	179	6.0	65	2.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%51st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	79%	0%	106	106
2023/24	76%	7%	106	108
2022/23	67%	13%	104	108

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

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, PrestonThis school
This school

Good2023

3.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Holme Slack Community Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

2026

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Deepdale Community Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

2026

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ribbleton Avenue Infant School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
0.9 km · Lancashire

2026

49%met the SATs standard
Kennington Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Preston
1.3 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.6applications per place

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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119609 · 888/3646
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Blackpool Road, Deepdale, Preston, PR1 6HQ
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

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