Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
251Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119704URN

Brownedge Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6TA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

2.6per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

62 applications for 24 places · 168th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

62 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; 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	24	62	2.6	24	1.00
Sep 2025	30	71	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2024	26	63	2.4	26	1.00
Sep 2023	28	79	2.8	25	0.89
Sep 2022	31	81	2.6	30	0.97
Sep 2021	32	79	2.5	27	0.84
Sep 2020	34	104	3.1	30	0.88
Sep 2019	45	106	2.4	44	0.98
Sep 2018	44	88	2.0	42	0.95
Sep 2017	32	87	2.7	30	0.94
Sep 2016	36	93	2.6	34	0.94
Sep 2015	45	105	2.3	49	1.09
Sep 2014	45	99	2.2	46	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 74% · Maths 67% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%321st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	52%	7%	104	102
2023/24	36%	0%	103	100
2022/23	39%	7%	100	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

St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 68%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
Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
1.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 59%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119704 · 888/3981
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 251 on roll
Free school meals: 31.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Brownedge Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6TA
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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