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Schools in Preston

Preston has 159 schools: 126 primary and 33 secondary or all-through. 73% of the 153 schools with an Ofsted grade are rated Good or better (Strong standard or better under the new report cards). Among secondary schools, Preston Muslim Girls High School has the highest Attainment 8 score (61.7 in 2026). Among primary schools, Freckleton Church of England Primary School has the highest share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (92% in 2025).

  • 179 schools
  • 33 secondary
  • 126 primary

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Secondary Schools in Preston

Ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE score per pupil. Progress 8 is from the latest year published.

#SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Pupils
1 Preston Muslim Girls High School Outstanding 61.7 (2026) +1.06 (2024) 607
2 Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Good 56.9 (2026) +0.22 (2024) 891
3 Broughton High School Outstanding 55.5 (2026) +0.55 (2024) 932
4 Penwortham Girls' High School Outstanding 55.4 (2026) +0.57 (2024) 799
5 Our Lady's Catholic High School Good 54.9 (2026) +0.24 (2024) 902
6 Eden Boys' School, Preston Outstanding 54.5 (2026) +0.84 (2024) 615
7 Corpus Christi Catholic High School Outstanding 54.1 (2026) +0.67 (2024) 813
8 All Hallows Catholic High School Outstanding 53.6 (2026) +0.70 (2024) 911
9 Longridge High School Requires Improvement 51.1 (2026) – 810
10 Hutton Church of England Grammar School Expected standard 50.5 (2026) +0.13 (2024) 807
11 Ashton Community Science College Good 47.6 (2026) -0.07 (2024) 837
12 Lostock Hall Academy Good 47.2 (2026) +0.00 (2024) 759
13 Penwortham Priory Academy Good 47.0 (2026) -0.36 (2024) 745
14 Garstang Community Academy Requires Improvement 45.0 (2026) -0.30 (2024) 750
15 Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Good 44.4 (2026) +0.03 (2024) 772
16 St Cecilia's RC High School Good 44.0 (2026) +0.12 (2024) 581
17 Fulwood Academy Good 43.8 (2026) -0.37 (2024) 973
18 Tarleton Academy Good 42.5 (2026) +0.28 (2024) 674
19 Carr Hill High School – 41.3 (2026) – 790
20 Christ The King Catholic High School Needs attention 41.0 (2026) – 446
21 Moor Park High School Needs attention 39.2 (2026) -0.19 (2024) 599
22 Walton-Le-Dale High School – 33.4 (2026) – 688
23 Applebee Wood School – – – 179
24 Cardinal Newman College Outstanding – – –
25 Hillside Specialist School and College Good – – 117
26 Kirkham Pear Tree School Outstanding – – 112
27 Lancashire Education Medical Services – – – –
28 Lancaster University School of Mathematics Outstanding – – 125
29 Moorbrook School Good – – 84
30 Myerscough College Expected standard – – –
31 Preston College Good – – –
32 Sir Tom Finney Community High School Good – – 255
33 The Coppice School Good – – 64

Primary Schools in Preston

Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Year 6.

#SchoolOfstedMet expected standardPupils
1 Freckleton Church of England Primary School Good 92% (2025) 193
2 Brabins Endowed School Outstanding 90% (2025) 85
3 Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Outstanding 90% (2025) 257
4 Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Good 88% (2025) 378
5 The Olive School, Preston Outstanding 88% (2025) 421
6 Sherwood Primary School Outstanding 86% (2025) 425
7 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock Good 86% (2025) 47
8 Longridge Church of England Primary School Expected standard 83% (2025) 200
9 Longton Primary School Good 83% (2025) 213
10 New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School Good 83% (2025) 217
11 Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Good 82% (2025) 84
12 Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Outstanding 81% (2025) 198
13 Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Good 81% (2025) 207
14 Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School Needs attention 80% (2025) 81
15 Howick Church Endowed Primary School Strong standard 80% (2025) 103
16 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle Good 80% (2025) 83
17 Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School Good 79% (2025) 103
18 Pool House Community Primary School Good 79% (2025) 182
19 Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School Good 79% (2025) 152
20 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston Good 79% (2025) 206
21 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston Expected standard 78% (2025) 347
22 Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good 77% (2025) 218
23 Little Hoole Primary School Good 77% (2025) 186
24 Nateby Primary School Good 77% (2025) 87
25 Brookfield Community Primary School Good 76% (2025) 196
26 Forton Primary School Expected standard 75% (2025) 104
27 Garstang Community Primary School Good 75% (2025) 202
28 Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School Expected standard 75% (2025) 107
29 Queen's Drive Primary School Good 74% (2025) 434
30 St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston Expected standard 74% (2025) 279
31 Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good 73% (2025) 227
32 Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Expected standard 73% (2025) 195
33 Samlesbury Church of England School Expected standard 73% (2025) 68
34 St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton Good 73% (2025) 246
35 Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School Good 72% (2025) 199
36 Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Expected standard 71% (2025) 93
37 Ingol Community Primary School Expected standard 70% (2025) 208
38 Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good 70% (2025) 199
39 Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School Good 70% (2025) 206
40 Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided School Good 69% (2025) 60
41 Tarleton Community Primary School Good 69% (2025) 242
42 Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Good 68% (2025) 424
43 Lostock Hall Community Primary School Good 68% (2025) 422
44 Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School Good 67% (2025) 199
45 Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School Needs attention 67% (2025) 124
46 Scorton Church of England Primary School Good 67% (2025) 66
47 St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh Strong standard 67% (2025) 104
48 Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary School Good 67% (2025) 69
49 Weeton Primary School Good 67% (2025) 163
50 Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Good 66% (2025) 235
51 Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham Good 66% (2025) 196
52 Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good 65% (2025) 169
53 Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School Good 65% (2025) 138
54 Longsands Community Primary School Needs attention 65% (2025) 213
55 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston Expected standard 65% (2025) 273
56 St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Requires Improvement 65% (2025) 175
57 Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston Expected standard 64% (2025) 216
58 Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge Good 63% (2025) 195
59 Harris Primary School Expected standard 63% (2025) 246
60 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston Good 63% (2025) 44
61 Deepdale Community Primary School Expected standard 62% (2025) 696
62 St. Anne's Copp CofE Primary School, Great Eccleston Good 62% (2025) 166
63 Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Good 62% (2025) 228
64 Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School Good 61% (2025) 204
65 Kennington Primary School Good 60% (2025) 246
66 Lea Community Primary School Good 60% (2025) 290
67 Higher Walton Church of England Primary School Needs attention 59% (2025) 81
68 Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School Good 59% (2025) 446
69 Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery Good 58% (2025) 191
70 Coupe Green Primary School Good 58% (2025) 154
71 St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston Needs attention 58% (2025) 226
72 Penwortham Primary School Needs attention 57% (2025) 201
73 Treales Church of England Primary School Needs attention 57% (2025) 67
74 Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Good 56% (2025) 282
75 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping Needs attention 55% (2018) 58
76 St Stephen's CofE School Good 55% (2025) 331
77 Whitefield Primary School Good 55% (2025) 338
78 Fishwick Primary School Requires Improvement 53% (2025) 167
79 Preston Greenlands Community Primary School Good 53% (2025) 191
80 St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale Good 53% (2025) 199
81 Holme Slack Community Primary School Needs attention 52% (2025) 199
82 St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School Requires Improvement 52% (2025) 251
83 Catforth Primary School Good 50% (2025) 100
84 Kirkham and Wesham Primary School Good 50% (2025) 187
85 Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School Needs attention 49% (2025) 281
86 Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall Good 48% (2025) 341
87 Preston Grange Primary School Needs attention 48% (2025) 183
88 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston Good 47% (2025) 209
89 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston Needs attention 47% (2025) 214
90 Ashton Primary School Needs attention 45% (2025) 194
91 Cottam Primary School Good 45% (2025) 308
92 The Roebuck School Needs attention 44% (2025) 340
93 St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy Requires Improvement 42% (2025) 415
94 English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston Good 41% (2025) 229
95 Fulwood and Cadley Primary School Urgent improvement 41% (2025) 320
96 Frenchwood Community Primary School Needs attention 39% (2025) 326
97 The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston Needs attention 36% (2025) 393
98 Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School – 35% (2025) 178
99 Clayton Brook Primary School Good 32% (2025) 160
100 Kingsfold Primary School Good 30% (2025) 126
101 Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good 30% (2025) 96
102 Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School Good 29% (2019) 19
103 Eldon Primary School Needs attention 26% (2025) 239
104 Moor Nook Community Primary School Good 26% (2025) 187
105 Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good 25% (2025) 59
106 Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Good 20% (2025) 95
107 Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy Good 15% (2025) 102
108 St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling Good 14% (2025) 47
109 Acorns Primary School Outstanding 0% (2025) 93
110 Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School Expected standard 0% (2024) 39
111 Royal Cross Primary School Outstanding 0% (2025) 34
112 Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Good – 184
113 Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston Good – 192
114 Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton Good – 157
115 Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Good – 145
116 Ribbleton Avenue Infant School Good – 244
117 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston Good – 316
118 St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston Good – 193
119 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham Good – 100
120 St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston Good – 196
121 St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham Good – 135
122 St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang Good – 97
123 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town Good – 102
124 Stoneygate Nursery School – – 48
125 Strike Lane Primary School Good – 164
126 The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham Outstanding – 208

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