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Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge

Voluntary aided school · Preston · PR5 6ED

Ages 4–11 · 195 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-03-02

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
174

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
68
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

195 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
195
Boys / girls
90 / 105
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
195 / 210 (93%)
Free school meals
29.7%
FSM pupils
58
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Sherry

Location

Address
Station Road, Bamber Bridge
Postcode
PR5 6ED
Town
Preston
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
South Ribble
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Preston, Lancashire, 195 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.7%. Religious character: Church of England/Methodist. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.

Open schools in Preston
180
Primary schools in Preston
125
Academies among open schools in Preston
21% (38)
Open schools in PR5
24
Primary in PR5
15
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Sherry
Telephone
01772335033
Website
www.cuerden.lancs.sch.uk

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