Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/MethodistReligious character
133645URN

Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

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

62 applications for 25 places · 195th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

13 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
31 January 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

62 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; 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	25	62	2.5	24	0.96
Sep 2025	21	61	2.9	18	0.86
Sep 2024	30	68	2.3	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	83	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2022	21	55	2.6	20	0.95
Sep 2021	27	59	2.2	22	0.81
Sep 2020	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	84	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2018	23	62	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2017	22	60	2.7	20	0.91
Sep 2016	30	66	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	60	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2014	26	50	1.9	22	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 77% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%222nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	63%	3%	105	104
2023/24	50%	0%	102	102
2022/23	47%	3%	105	101

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

Cuerden Church School, Bamber BridgeThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%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
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 20%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
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

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

Good2022

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
2.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

2026

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

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133645 · 888/2842
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 29.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6ED
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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