St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston, Preston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Augustine's excels at creating a warm, family-like environment where every child belongs and thrives. Staff are highly ambitious for all pupils, with particularly strong outcomes for disadvantaged children and those with additional needs. The school provides excellent support for pupil wellbeing alongside a carefully sequenced curriculum that builds important knowledge and skills from early years onwards.
Key Strengths
- Strong behaviour and attendance - pupils want to be in school and treat each other with care and respect
- Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, who achieve particularly well in reading and mathematics
- Positive relationships between staff, pupils and families creating a nurturing, calm learning environment
- Well-structured early years programme where children develop strong foundations in phonics, reading and maths
- Inclusive leadership that prioritises wellbeing and provides high-quality professional development for staff
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not practise new learning sufficiently across subjects, which hampers their knowledge development
- Writing achievement has dipped slightly and needs continued focus
- In early years, some planned activities do not help children deepen their learning
- More opportunities needed for pupils to practise and apply new knowledge to become more fluent
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open, positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs (hockey, tag rugby, cricket), one world club, local visits to religious buildings and places of historical interest, pupil leadership roles (head boy/girl)
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is a welcoming community where pupils thrive due to strong leadership focus on wellbeing and an ambitious curriculum. The school has established a warm, inclusive culture where all pupils, especially the most vulnerable, are supported to flourish.
At a Glance
22.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 85%. Maths has improved from 73% to 80%. Writing has declined from 81% to 70%.
Class Sizes
30.9
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
31.6
KS2
9
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
273 pupils
280 capacity
7 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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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.07152%
Overall absence
12.0332%
Persistent absence
241
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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