Strike Lane Primary School, Preston
Strike Lane Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Preston, part of Endeavour Learning Trust. It was 77% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Strike Lane Primary School in detail
Strike Lane Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope to provide you with plenty of information about the school ethos, aims and the exciting curriculum and provision that is offered here. The school motto is 'Learning and Growing Together' which demonstrates our commitment to working with parents, staff, governors and the local community in an effort to nurture a culture of lifelong learning for all."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, cricket, tennis, dance, choir, gardening, eco club and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:40am and after-school care, from £4.75 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Strike Lane Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Strike Lane Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Strike Lane Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Strike Lane Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Strike Lane Primary School are Freckleton Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton (1.2 miles); Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy (1.4 miles, Good, 54% reading, 23% maths); and Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 93% maths).
Freckleton Church of England Primary SchoolHoly Family Catholic Primary School, WartonWarton St Paul's Church of England Primary AcademyNewton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
The trust
Strike Lane Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Endeavour Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 23 pupils (14%) received SEN support and 3 (1.8%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Strike Lane (by), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Strike Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288), it was rated Good in September 2022.
At a Glance
27.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.4
Avg class size
22.3
Infant (KS1)
24.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288), the school Strike Lane Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Strike Lane Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 83% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 90% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Strike Lane Primary School
17.07.2026 Newsletter
17 Jul 2026
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3 Jul 2026
26.06.2026 Newsletter
26 Jun 2026
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12.06.2026 Newsletter
12 Jun 2026
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Term dates
Strike Lane Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lancashire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Strike Lane Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Strike Lane Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
162 pupils
210 places
48 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Preston
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
15.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
164
Total Pupils
69
Boys
95
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
18.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,885
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288), the school Strike Lane Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Strike Lane Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
5.5%
Overall absence
14.9%
Persistent absence
148
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Strike Lane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Strike Lane Primary School
Are there exam results for Strike Lane Primary School?
Strike Lane Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288), 90% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Strike Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Strike Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288), it was rated Good in September 2022.
What is the catchment area for Strike Lane Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Strike Lane Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Strike Lane Primary School?
Strike Lane Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Strike Lane Primary School?
Classes at Strike Lane Primary School average 23.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Strike Lane Primary School?
Strike Lane Primary School has around 164 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Strike Lane Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Strike Lane Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Strike Lane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Strike Lane Primary School?
Strike Lane Primary School is at Strike Lane, Freckleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 1HR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)