Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School

5–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119612URN

Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PR · 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

2.5per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

75 applications for 30 places · 191st of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

75 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; 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	30	75	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2025	28	75	2.7	26	0.93
Sep 2024	25	73	2.9	24	0.96
Sep 2023	30	77	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	21	64	3.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021	27	74	2.7	21	0.78
Sep 2020	30	76	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2019	30	77	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2018	30	75	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2017	19	59	3.1	14	0.74
Sep 2016	29	69	2.4	27	0.93
Sep 2015	29	61	2.1	26	0.90
Sep 2014	26	64	2.5	21	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%169th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	67%	7%	108	107
2023/24	67%	7%	106	103
2022/23	67%	11%	107	106

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

Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kingsfold Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lever House Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Farington Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119612 · 888/3666
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PR
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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