1
Longton Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Preston • Lancashire • PR4 5YA
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in South Ribble
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of South Ribble. 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
39
Outstanding
2
Good
30
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 5% · G: 81% · RI: 14% · I: 0%
2
Leyland Methodist Infant School
Primary • Academy converter • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 3ET
Outstanding
3
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 2QA
Good
4
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Preston • Lancashire • PR1 9AE
Good
5
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Preston • Lancashire • PR5 5AS
Good
6
Farington Primary School
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 4GH
Good
7
St Catherine's RC Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 4SJ
Good
8
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Preston • Lancashire • PR25 1JL
Good
9
Lever House Primary School
Primary • Community school • Leyland • Lancashire • PR25 4YR
Good
10
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Leyland • Lancashire • PR26 6PR
Good
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.
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