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Kennington Primary School

Community school · Preston · PR2 8ER

Ages 4–11 · 246 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.70 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)54%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.1%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
218

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

0.70 · Often has places

1st preferences

23

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
33
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 fill100%

246 pupils · 245 places

Pupils on roll
246
Boys / girls
126 / 120
School capacity
245
Capacity fill
246 / 245 (100%)
Free school meals
27.2%
FSM pupils
67
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Simon Pritchard

Location

Address
Kennington Road, Fulwood
Postcode
PR2 8ER
Town
Preston
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Preston
Constituency
Preston
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Preston, Lancashire, 246 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.2%.

Open schools in Preston
180
Primary schools in Preston
125
Academies among open schools in Preston
21% (38)
Open schools in PR2
43
Primary in PR2
28
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.

Compare with theseAll in PrestonNear PR2

  • The Olive School, Preston

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Preston · PR2 8DW · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.2%
    • Demand1.77

    0.3 miles away

  • Holme Slack Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Preston · PR1 6HP · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM53.8%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Deepdale Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Preston · PR1 6TD · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM27.2%
    • Demand0.90

    0.7 miles away

  • Eldon Primary School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Community school · Primary

    Preston · PR1 7YE · Lancashire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM20.9%
    • Demand1.17

    0.8 miles away

  • Star Eldon Primary

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Preston · PR1 7YE · Lancashire

    Ages 2–11

    0.8 miles away

  • Sherwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Preston · PR2 9GA · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand1.03

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Pritchard
Telephone
01772774044
Website
www.kennington.lancs.sch.uk/

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