The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 149414
- Address
- Farringdon Lane, Ribbleton, PR2 6LX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 412 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 21.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 56.8%
African 11.9%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 5.6%
Indian 4.9%
Pakistani 4.4%
Other Asian 3.9%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.3
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsBelow average-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 26%
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 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 12 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 48 27 21 |
| Year 1 | 40 16 24 |
| Year 2 | 47 23 24 |
| Year 3 | 62 36 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 5 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 6 | 65 37 28 |