St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston, Preston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
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 Clare's excels at helping all children achieve strong academic progress while feeling genuinely cared for and safe. The school offers a rich range of experiences including trips, sporting events, musical performances, and extra-curricular clubs that bring learning to life. Staff know children well, listen to families, and work in genuine partnership with parents.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve above national expectations with impressive depth of understanding across subjects
- Consistently high attendance supported by creative incentives and strong pastoral care
- Extensive personal development programme including trips, visits, and diverse extra-curricular activities
- Staff wellbeing prioritised with professional learning and development opportunities
- Inclusive approach ensuring pupils with SEND and barriers to learning participate fully in school life
Areas for Improvement
- Some staff do not always match teaching to pupils' individual learning stages, affecting progress for some pupils
- Monitoring systems for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND can be disjointed, limiting clarity on next steps in teaching
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders and governors fulfil their responsibilities, have established an open culture of safeguarding, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Karate, dance, reading club, sustainability club, sporting events, musical performances, drama performances, trips to zoo, cotton mill, synagogue, mosque, residential trips to outdoor pursuits centres
St Clare's Catholic Primary School is a strong school where pupils progress extremely well and achieve above national expectations. Leaders have created a calm, respectful learning environment where all pupils, including those with additional needs, thrive academically and socially.
At a Glance
5.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 83%. Maths has improved from 89% to 94%. Writing has declined from 95% to 83%.
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
1
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
111%
Over capacity
279 pupils
252 capacity
27 places over capacity
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
5.19782%
Overall absence
10.45455%
Persistent absence
220
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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