Great Preston VC CofE Primary School

Great Preston VC C of E Primary School continues to be a good school, demonstrating a strong Christian ethos with positive relationships among pupils and staff. The majority of pupils feel safe and happy, fostering a sense of confidence and independence. The school provides a range of extracurricular opportunities, and there is effective inclusion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders are proactive in supporting all students, especially those requiring additional assistance in reading and behavior management.

Strengths

• Strong Christian ethos fostering positive relationships
• Pupils feel safe and are confident and independent
• Effective inclusion of SEND pupils
• Positive behavior expectations with pupils taking pride in conduct
• Enthusiastic participation in phonics sessions in early years and key stage one
• Variety of extracurricular activities including clubs and annual residential trips
• Supportive leadership and staff morale

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in behavior management for some pupils
• Limited application of precise geographical knowledge in lessons

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Great Preston VC CofE Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Great Preston VC CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Great Preston VC CofE Primary School had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.8% of pupils at Great Preston VC CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Great Preston VC CofE Primary School received £7,308 and spent £7,523 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £111,000 (-£500 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Great Preston VC CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Preston VC CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was Great Preston VC CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Preston VC CofE Primary School was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Great Preston VC CofE Primary School have?

Great Preston VC CofE Primary School has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Preston VC CofE Primary School cover?

Great Preston VC CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Great Preston VC CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Great Preston VC CofE Primary School?

Great Preston VC CofE Primary School is at Preston Lane, Great Preston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8AR.