Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingVoluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR3 5AS · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS293%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM6.6%
- Demand0.87
0.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 151561
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham
Academy converter · Preston · PR3 5DY
Ages 5–11 · 135 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Not judged
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-01
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill107%
135 pupils · 126 places
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- Boys / girls
- 65 / 70
- School capacity
- 126
- Capacity fill
- 135 / 126 (107%)
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- FSM pupils
- 8
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- 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
- Mr Simon Waywell
Location
- Address
- Station Lane, Barton
- Postcode
- PR3 5DY
- Town
- Preston
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Preston
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: 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 5–11, in Preston, Lancashire, 135 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 5.9%. 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.
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR3 5JB · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM5.3%
- Demand0.90
1.1 miles away
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR4 0NE · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS257%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM8.4%
- Demand1.00
1.3 miles away
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Preston · PR2 3LP · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM3.7%
- Demand1.13
1.8 miles away
Harris Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR2 7EE · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS261%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM10.6%
- Demand1.67
2.0 miles away
Catforth Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR4 0HL · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM15.0%
- Demand0.92
2.0 miles away
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR3 0RE · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS267%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM19.0%
- Demand0.67
2.3 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR2 9RE · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM9.7%
- Demand1.17
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Waywell
- Telephone
- 01772862335