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Weeton Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire

Minden Road, Preston, PR4 3HX

Website 01253836284

91

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 06/02/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.8%

13.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

163

Capacity used

Has space

78%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer

23

Places offered

33

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2121● 100%
2nd preference81● 13%
3rd preference40● 0%
Total332267%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
A Goth
Address
Minden Road, Weeton, Preston, PR4 3HX
Phone
01253836284
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Rural North Fylde · Fylde
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119279

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals7%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support14%——
51% boys (83)49% girls (80)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

163 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    06 February 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 189 pupils

Attendance

93.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

20%
20/21
27%
21/22
27%
22/23
22%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths91%——
Higher standard18%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard67%
+5% vs England
Higher standard6%
-2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%
-8% vs England
Higher standard17%
-16% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard89%
+17% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard39%
+13% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard89%
+16% vs England
Higher standard22%
-8% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

612019812023912024672025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)67%61%
Higher standard6%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.