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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 2 May 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry198 applications · 121 places offered · 116 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.8
- 2019 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2018 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2017 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2016 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
- This school
- Lancashire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 121 | 198 | 1.6 | 116 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 124 | 224 | 1.8 | 129 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2024 | 117 | 180 | 1.5 | 99 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 124 | 221 | 1.8 | 136 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 123 | 194 | 1.6 | 129 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2021 | 124 | 206 | 1.7 | 119 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 124 | 200 | 1.6 | 120 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 121 | 183 | 1.5 | 103 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2018 | 119 | 176 | 1.5 | 95 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2017 | 119 | 182 | 1.5 | 111 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 120 | 163 | 1.4 | 118 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 123 | 54.5 | 68% | 82% | – |
| 2024/25 | 124 | 49.8 | 68% | 79% | – |
| 2023/24 | 118 | 55.6 | 75% | 86% | +0.84 |
| 2022/23 | 120 | 52.2 | 59% | 75% | +0.97 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Eden Boys' School, PrestonThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20241.6applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · LancashireRemains Outstanding20221.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · LancashireSerious weaknesses 20262.2applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Lancashire20263.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · LancashireOutstanding20243.0applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · LancashireRequires improvement20221.9applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20255.8applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · LancashireRemains Good20222.8applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141971 · 888/4014
- Trust
- Star Academies
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Capacity
- 800 pupils · 615 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- Adelaide Street, Preston, PR1 4BD
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Preston
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources