The Olive School, Preston

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 26 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Muslim
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
142866
Address
Vicarage Lane, PR2 8DW
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
421 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
75.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.5%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 57.2%
Mixed 16.6%
Pakistani 16.4%
Other 3.6%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other White 0.5%
African 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAbove average1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 84%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 28%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Olive School, Preston

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
106
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
26
34
Year 1
60
31
29
Year 2
60
36
24
Year 3
60
36
24
Year 4
60
35
25
Year 5
60
27
33
Year 6
61
28
33
Year 2023-2024

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