Academy converter · Lancashire

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
151084URN

Poulton Street, Ashton, Preston, PR2 2SA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

48 applications for 20 places · 221st of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 · 26 September 2023Ofsted'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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

48 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN 119606), 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	20	48	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2025	25	56	2.2	23	0.92
Sep 2024 *	17	46	2.7	14	0.82
Sep 2023 *	16	41	2.6	12	0.75
Sep 2022 *	23	38	1.7	10	0.43
Sep 2021 *	24	46	1.9	11	0.46
Sep 2020 *	30	46	1.5	14	0.47
Sep 2019 *	21	36	1.7	11	0.52
Sep 2018 *	30	46	1.5	19	0.63
Sep 2017 *	30	53	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2016 *	30	46	1.5	18	0.60
Sep 2015 *	23	39	1.7	19	0.83
Sep 2014 *	27	45	1.7	19	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 60% · Maths 70% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%355th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	47%	7%	101	102
2023/24	76%	24%	107	106
2022/23	67%	4%	104	105

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, PrestonThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Roebuck School
0.7 km · Lancashire

2026

1.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Eldon Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Serious weaknesses 2026

2.4applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston
1.6 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.6applications per place
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Special measures 2026

3.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 57%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151084 · 888/3642
Trust: Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2024
Replaced: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN 119606)
Address: Poulton Street, Ashton, Preston, PR2 2SA
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

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