1
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Preston • Lancashire • PR3 5AS
1
18 Jan 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Preston
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Preston. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
54
Outstanding
2
Good
35
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 5% · G: 85% · RI: 7% · I: 2%
2
The Olive School, Preston
Preston • PR2 8DW
1
22 Jul 2019
3
Kennington Primary School
Preston • Lancashire • PR2 8ER
2
12 Sep 2024
4
Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Preston • Lancashire • PR2 9RE
2
10 Sep 2024
5
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston • Lancashire • PR2 6SJ
2
11 Mar 2024
6
St Stephen's CofE School
PRESTON • Lancashire • PR1 8JN
2
21 Dec 2023
7
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston • Lancashire • PR2 2SA
2
9 Nov 2023
8
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston
Preston • Lancashire • PR2 3YP
2
15 May 2023
9
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston • Lancashire • PR1 6HQ
2
12 Mar 2023
10
Moor Nook Community Primary School
Preston • Lancashire • PR2 6EE
2
2 Feb 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Brookfield Community Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School 2 • Jul 2022
- Preston Grange Primary School 2 • May 2022
- The Roebuck School 2 • Mar 2022
- Deepdale Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2021
- Ingol Community Primary School 2 • Nov 2021
- The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston 2 • Nov 2021
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston 2 • Oct 2019
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston 2 • Jun 2019
- Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School 2 • Mar 2019