Academy sponsor led · Lancashire

Farington Primary School

5–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148387URN

Rose Street, Farington, Leyland, PR25 4GH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

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

78 applications for 30 places · 159th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 · 30 January 2024Ofsted'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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Farington Primary School (URN 119150), the previous school.

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	78	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2025	29	95	3.3	33	1.14
Sep 2024	17	52	3.1	16	0.94
Sep 2023	30	71	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2022	16	49	3.1	14	0.88
Sep 2021	21	63	3.0	20	0.95
Sep 2020 *	30	82	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	104	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2018 *	26	85	3.3	22	0.85
Sep 2017 *	30	96	3.2	20	0.67
Sep 2016 *	30	92	3.1	29	0.97
Sep 2015 *	28	71	2.5	15	0.54
Sep 2014 *	21	61	2.9	15	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 63% · Maths 83% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%246th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	60%	0%	104	103
2023/24	64%	8%	107	104
2022/23	53%	16%	102	104

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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lever House Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Leyland Methodist Junior School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2021

46%met the SATs standard
Leyland Methodist Infant School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Northbrook Primary Academy
1.4 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.0applications 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148387 · 888/2012
Trust: The Rowan Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 22.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2021
Replaced: Farington Primary School (URN 119150)
Address: Rose Street, Farington, Leyland, PR25 4GH
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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