St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small yet vibrant Catholic school at the heart of Great Eccleston, serving the village and its surrounding areas. We are proud to welcome children from all backgrounds into our nurturing and inclusive community."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

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

For September 2026 entry, 5 families put St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston are St. Anne's Copp CofE Primary School, Great Eccleston (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 69% maths); St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & Nursery (1.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 72% maths); Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided School (2.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 69% maths); and Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 94% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston is one of 20 schools run by The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (71%).

40.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 9 pupils (20.5%) received SEN support and 3 (6.8%) 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.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 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's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Health Centre (opposite), 190 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston issued 2 suspensions, 4.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.