Eden Boys' School, Preston, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "Join our team and we promise a rewarding experience in return. Read more › Welcome to Eden Boys’ School, Preston - part of Star Academies. I am extremely proud to introduce myself as Principal of this dynamic, forward thinking, and outstanding school. It is an enormous honour and privilege to lead such a special establishment."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM and maths club.

In 2026, pupils at Eden Boys' School, Preston averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

68% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.84: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45.4, against 57.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 116 families put Eden Boys' School, Preston as their first choice and 198 named it as one of their preferences, for 121 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Eden Boys' School, Preston are Preston Muslim Girls High School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.7); Christ The King Catholic High School (0.6 miles, Attainment 8 41); Moor Park High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2); and Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 56.9).

Eden Boys' School, Preston's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Eden Boys' School, Preston is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 118 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college and 3% to an apprenticeship.

49.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%) and other ethnic groups (9%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 11 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Street (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eden Boys' School, Preston stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 844 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Eden Boys' School, Preston issued 45 suspensions, 7.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Eden Boys' School, Preston are St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.4 miles); Frenchwood Community Primary School (0.5 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.5 miles); and St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.