Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School is an academy converter in Preston for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 184 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023 of its predecessor, Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: November 2024.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Bournes Row Gregson Lane Hoghton Preston Lancashire PR5 0DR |
| Reference Number | 151150 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 184 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.28%
Girls: 52.72% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 92.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.6% |
| Indian | 1.1% |
| African | 1.1% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School, inspected in February 2023.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 07 Nov 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 27 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 12 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School had 189 pupils for 210 places. 21 places (10.0%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Chorley/Chorley Rural North Primary” planning area
Lancashire counted 122 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 107 in 2029–30, down 12%.
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 Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.6% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% |
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, 0.5% of pupils at Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
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 Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.9 | 11.3 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 13.6% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 60.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.0 | – |
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, 9.8% of pupils at Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 8 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 5 | 3 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 3 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
Bournes Row, Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0DQ |
0 miles |
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Coupe Green Primary School
Coupe Green, Hoghton, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0JR |
0.93 miles |
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Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
Rosewood Avenue, Higher Walton, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 4FE |
1.04 miles |
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Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8NH |
1.36 miles |
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Clayton Brook Primary School
Great Greens Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 8HL |
1.46 miles |
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Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Larch Grove, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6GX |
1.49 miles |
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Westwood Primary School
Westwood Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, PR5 8LS |
1.72 miles |
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Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6ED |
1.76 miles |
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road, Clayton Green, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7EB |
1.84 miles |
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St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Brownedge Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6TA |
1.92 miles |
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St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale
Higher Walton Road, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 4HD |
2.14 miles |
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Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Severn Drive, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 4TD |
2.23 miles |
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Withnell Fold Primary School
Withnell Fold, Withnell, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8BA |
2.24 miles |
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Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School
Manor Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7JR |
2.3 miles |
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Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Back Lane, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7EU |
2.51 miles |
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Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Walton Green, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 4JL |
2.58 miles |
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Samlesbury Church of England School
Potters Lane, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0UE |
2.64 miles |
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Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Linden Drive, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5AS |
2.74 miles |
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Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Brant Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 5TU |
2.86 miles |
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Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School
Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, Whittle-le-Woods Ce Primary School, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7PS |
2.96 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Progress School
Gough Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6AQ |
1.32 miles |
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The Coppice School
Ash Grove, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6GY |
1.45 miles |
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Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6RN |
1.56 miles |
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6PB |
1.75 miles |
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Cambian Red Rose School
Meadow Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 8LN |
1.8 miles |
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Bridgeway School
Church Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6EP |
1.89 miles |
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Meadow View Learning Centre
150 Chorley Road, Withnell, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 8BN |
2.47 miles |
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Lostock Hall Academy
Todd Lane North, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5UR |
2.63 miles |
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Roselyn House School
Moss Lane, Off Wigan Road, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 4SE |
3.16 miles |
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Applebee Wood School
Far Croft, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5SS |
3.18 miles |
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Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue, Frenchwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4PR |
3.19 miles |
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Lancaster University School of Mathematics
67-69 London Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4BA |
3.4 miles |
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Eden Boys' School, Preston
Adelaide Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4BD |
3.41 miles |
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Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Ribbleton Hall Drive, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6EE |
3.44 miles |
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Cardinal Newman College
LARK HILL ROAD, AVENHAM, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4HD |
3.44 miles |
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Preston Muslim Girls High School
Deepdale Mill Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 5BY |
3.78 miles |
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Westholme School
Wilmar Lodge, Blackburn, BB2 6QU |
3.89 miles |
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Waterloo Lodge
173 Preston Road, Whittle-Le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7AX |
4.02 miles |
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Balshaw's Church of England High School
Church Road, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3AH |
4.05 miles |
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Wellfield Academy
Yewlands Drive, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2TP |
4.13 miles |
All schools in Preston · Lancashire local authority: places and applications
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School is part of Endeavour Learning Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:
- Wellfield Academy Leyland
- Northbrook Primary Academy Leyland
- Woodlea Junior School Leyland
- Tarleton Academy Preston
- Strike Lane Primary School Preston
- Burscough Priory Academy Ormskirk
- Churchtown Primary School Southport
- Ormskirk School Ormskirk
- Linaker Primary School Southport
- Hawes Side Academy Blackpool
What is Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023 of its predecessor, Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School.
When was Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.
How many pupils does Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School have?
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School has 184 pupils on roll.
What age range does Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School cover?
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School?
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School is at Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School, Bournes Row, Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0DR.