Preston Grange Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR2 6PS · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM53.0%
- Demand1.00
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 151966
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Academy converter · Preston · PR2 6SJ
Ages 2–11 · 196 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Good
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-01-31
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill88%
196 pupils · 222 places
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- Boys / girls
- 93 / 103
- School capacity
- 222
- Capacity fill
- 196 / 222 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- FSM pupils
- 65
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Rich
Location
- Address
- Gamull Lane, Ribbleton
- Postcode
- PR2 6SJ
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Preston, Lancashire, 196 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 33.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Lancaster.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Brookfield Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR2 6TU · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS240%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM45.4%
- Demand0.96
0.3 miles away
Moor Nook Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR2 6EE · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS240%
- Absence8.6%
- FSM61.0%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR2 6BB · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS245%
- Absence7.6%
- FSM38.7%
- Demand0.87
0.6 miles away
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Primary
Preston · PR2 6LX · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS226%
- Absence8.0%
- FSM33.1%
- Demand0.97
0.6 miles away
Longsands Community Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR2 9PS · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS252%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM9.9%
- Demand1.23
0.7 miles away
Holme Slack Community Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR1 6HP · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS239%
- Absence9.2%
- FSM53.8%
- Demand0.95
1.1 miles away
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR1 5TU · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS247%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM41.3%
- Demand0.94
1.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Rich
- Telephone
- 01772700052