St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston, Preston

In its own words: "Our strong community of staff, parents, carers and the parish community work together to provide a safe, welcoming Christian atmosphere where all children can succeed by learning in His footsteps, serving in His footsteps and walking in His footsteps."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Anthony's is a thriving, busy Catholic primary school at the heart of a well-established Parish community in Fulwood, Preston."

The school runs a breakfast club from 6:00am and after-school care, from £1.00 per session.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 119698), 71% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston as their first choice and 118 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston are Fulwood and Cadley Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 63% maths); Fulwood and Cadley Primary School (0.2 miles); Queen's Drive Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 82% maths); and The Roebuck School (0.7 miles, Good, 53% reading, 58% maths).

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston is one of 17 schools run by Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Our Ladys RCHS (by), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 236 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.

The secondary schools closest to St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston are Our Lady's Catholic High School (under 0.1 miles), Fulwood Academy (0.5 miles), Corpus Christi Catholic High School (0.9 miles) and Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (0.9 miles).