Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119380
Address
Larch Grove, Bamber Bridge, Larch Grove, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6GX, PR5 6GX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
118 (69% of total capacity)
Boys
53.4%
Girls
46.6%
First language not English
9.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.1%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.8%
Other Asian 5.9%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 3.4%
African 3.4%
Other 3.4%
Unclassified 1.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.7
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsWell below average-5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 40%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
7
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
5
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
5
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher13
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher20.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
9
5
4
Year 1
14
7
7
Year 2
12
6
6
Year 3
19
14
5
Year 4
23
12
11
Year 5
21
10
11
Year 6
20
9
11
Year 2024-2025

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