St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham, Preston

In its own words: "We are a very happy small school in the rural community of Barton. Our school has five classes which are led by dedicated, enthusiastic, professional teachers and supported by talented teaching assistants."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 119444), 94% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham are Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 88% maths); Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 96% reading, 98% maths); Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 88% reading, 81% maths); and Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston (1.8 miles, 76% reading, 73% maths).

St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham is one of 17 schools run by Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

5.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Asian (8%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 16 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 3 (2.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham 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 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).