Holme Slack Community Primary School, Preston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Holme Slack creates a calm, welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The school excels at supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs, offering tailored help and a wide range of enriching activities including outdoor learning, gardening and cooking. Teachers deliver strong phonics and mathematics lessons, and pupils demonstrate consistently positive behaviour and respect for one another.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics and mathematics teaching delivered consistently well by teachers
- Leaders provide effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, with tailored catch-up sessions and additional help
- Pupils demonstrate positive behaviour, respect for others, and develop warm relationships with staff
- Well-trained early years staff support children's language and communication skills effectively
- Leaders and governors have accurate understanding of school's challenges and manage improvement priorities effectively
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not achieve well enough in reading and writing, with below-average published outcomes at key stage 2
- Attendance rates are well below national averages, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, with support often starting too late
- Teachers do not consistently provide enough opportunities for pupils to practise and consolidate learning
- Some teachers do not adapt learning precisely enough to meet individual pupil needs, particularly regarding letter formation and written fluency
- Temporary part-time timetables for some pupils with SEND are not clearly defined, so learning does not always meet their most important needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
sporting clubs, creative clubs, signing opportunities, outdoor learning, gardening and cooking activities
Holme Slack Community Primary School provides a calm, welcoming environment where leaders prioritise support for disadvantaged pupils. However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should, particularly in reading and writing, with below-average outcomes at the end of key stage 2.
At a Glance
53.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 45% to 68%. Maths has declined from 84% to 74%. Writing has remained stable at around 61%.
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
199 pupils
210 capacity
11 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Preston
Admissions Demand - Lancashire
Places available
15,664
Applications
12,136
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.63963%
Overall absence
27.97927%
Persistent absence
193
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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