St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119608
Address
Gamull Lane, Ribbleton, PR2 6SJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
217 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
27.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.3%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.1%
Other White 18.9%
Mixed 6.4%
African 6%
Indian 3.7%
Other Black 2.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.4
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 21%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
5
6
Reception, Full-time
30
14
16
Year 1
26
12
14
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
30
9
21
Year 4
26
14
12
Year 5
31
15
16
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2023-2024

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