Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School, Preston

Ofsted's report card from its 8 September 2026 inspection grades Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve well at this school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Over time, pupils typically attend well at the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have made positive improvements to the school's curriculum in recent years."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have recently expanded the early years to include a nursery provision for 3-year-olds."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are adept at quickly identifying pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and pupils who might be otherwise vulnerable."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an appropriate insight into the school's strengths and development priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have implemented a well-designed personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff strengthen the adaptations made to meet the individual needs of pupils who face barriers to their learning, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities"; "Leaders should refine the school's approaches to support pupils to make a smooth and effective transition from the early years foundation stage into key stage 1"; "Leaders should sharpen how the gaps that some pupils have in fundamental knowledge and skills are identified and support teachers to close these gaps as swiftly as possible"; "School leaders should further develop subject leaders' insight into the quality of curriculum delivery and its impact on pupils' learning so that more responsive strategic improvement actions can be made".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Penwortham Broad Oak is such a wonderful school. We have a real family feel here, with amazing children, exceptional staff and a supportive community working together to make it a great place to learn. If you would like to learn more, please come and have a look round and meet us."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, gymnastics, badminton, cross-country, dance, choir, chess and cooking.

The school runs a breakfast club from 9:30am and after-school care until 4:65pm.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School are Kingsfold Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 50% reading, 60% maths); Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 94% reading, 68% maths); and Whitefield Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths).

Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Axia Learning Alliance, an academy trust.

8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (17.9%) received SEN support and 12 (6.2%) 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 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingsfold Drive (opposite), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 9.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School are All Hallows Catholic High School (0.7 miles), Penwortham Girls' High School (0.9 miles), Penwortham Priory Academy (1.2 miles) and Hutton Church of England Grammar School (1.6 miles).