Further education · 16 plus
Preston · PR1 4HD · Lancashire
Ages 16–99
0.2 miles away
Open16 plusURN 149099
Lancaster University School of Mathematics
Free schools 16 to 19 · Preston · PR1 4BA
Ages 16–19 · 125 pupils · Lancashire
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill48%
125 pupils · 260 places
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- Boys / girls
- 90 / 35
- School capacity
- 260
- Capacity fill
- 125 / 260 (48%)
- Free school meals
- 0%
- FSM pupils
- 0
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools 16 to 19
Age range
Ages 16–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE RIGBY EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE RIGBY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Tiltman
Location
- Address
- 67-69 London Road
- Postcode
- PR1 4BA
- 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 free schools 16 to 19 (16 plus), Ages 16–19, in Preston, Lancashire, 125 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 0%.
Nearby 16 plus schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Eden Boys' School, Preston
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Preston · PR1 4BD · Lancashire
Ages 11–18
- Att855.6
- P80.8
- EM5+75%
- Absence4.7%
0.0 miles away
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Preston · PR1 3YJ · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS262%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM22.0%
- Demand1.21
0.4 miles away
Frenchwood Community Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR1 4LE · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM26.7%
- Demand0.67
0.4 miles away
Stoneygate Nursery School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Preston · PR1 3XU · Lancashire
Ages 2–4
- FSM0.0%
0.5 miles away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Preston · PR1 5XL · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS241%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM30.8%
- Demand0.97
0.5 miles away
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Preston · PR1 5XB · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS238%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM30.6%
- Demand1.02
0.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Tiltman
- Telephone
- 01772287481