The Olive School, Preston, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "Join our team and we promise a rewarding experience in return. Read more › The Olive School, Preston is a mixed-gender, Muslim faith primary school committed to promoting educational excellence, character development and service to communities from within a caring and secure Islamic environment."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, basketball, swimming, multi-sports, yoga, drama, choir and coding.

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at The Olive School, Preston reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (93% in reading, 97% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 135 families put The Olive School, Preston as their first choice and 242 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 2.3 first choices for every place. 75 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Olive School, Preston are Kennington Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 69% maths); Eldon Primary School (0.6 miles, Inadequate, 55% reading, 65% maths); Star Eldon Primary (0.7 miles); and Queen's Drive Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 82% maths).

The Olive School, Preston's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

The Olive School, Preston is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

88 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Olive School, Preston (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).

15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 91.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (80%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 32 pupils (7.6%) received SEN support and 19 (4.5%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Preston Business Centre (by), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 294 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Olive School, Preston issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Olive School, Preston are Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (0.2 miles), Corpus Christi Catholic High School (0.4 miles), Lancashire Education Medical Services (0.7 miles) and Moor Park High School (0.8 miles).