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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston

  • 5–11Ages
  • 273Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 149311URN

St Austin's Place, Avenham, Preston, PR1 3YJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.4per place
1.2 below Lancashire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

53 applications for 38 places · 365th of 366 in Lancashire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
65%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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
1.4applications per place, Reception
1.2 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 38 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
  4. 2023 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
  6. 2021 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (URN 119607), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202638531.4340.89
Sep 202536611.7381.06
Sep 202438701.8461.21
Sep 202338671.8421.11
Sep 2022 *37752.0501.35
Sep 2021 *36511.4290.81
Sep 2020 *36571.6320.89
Sep 2019 *30682.3401.33
Sep 2018 *30712.4301.00
Sep 2017 *38812.1350.92
Sep 2016 *31642.1280.90
Sep 2015 *37681.8360.97
Sep 2014 *38792.1441.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 70% · Maths 80% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%193rd of 444 in Lancashire
Reading
Expected standard85%
Higher standard40%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard70%
Greater depth8%
Maths
Expected standard80%
Higher standard28%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Lancashire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2565%5%106105
2023/2462%16%104104
2022/2369%6%105104

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

  • 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 converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
149311 · 888/3643
Trust
Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
280 pupils · 273 on roll
Free school meals
22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 December 2022
Replaced
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (URN 119607)
Address
St Austin's Place, Avenham, Preston, PR1 3YJ
Local authority
Lancashire · Preston

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