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Fishwick Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire

Downing Street, Preston, PR1 4RH

Website 01772491402

44

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 03/12/2024

Application demand

80%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

93.9%

18.8% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

167

Capacity used

Over capacity

133%

126 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

80%

1st preference success rate

16 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

64

Total applications

4.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2016● 80%
2nd preference270● 0%
3rd preference150● 0%
Later preferences20● 0%
Total641625%

1st preference success by year

81%
2020
94%
2021
77%
2022
85%
2023
94%
2024
80%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Vicki Conway
Address
Downing Street, Preston, PR1 4RH
Phone
01772491402
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Fishwick & Frenchwood · Preston
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119333

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals67%——
English as additional language33%——
SEN support33%——
50% boys (83)50% girls (84)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

167 pupils · 126 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    03 December 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  2. 21

    16 June 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 112 pupils

Attendance

93.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
23%
21/22
19%
22/23
22%
23/24
19%
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 & maths44%——
Higher standard0%——
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 standard53%
-9% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%
-8% vs England
Higher standard13%
-20% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard53%
-19% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard60%
-14% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard60%
-13% vs England
Higher standard27%
-3% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard73%
-9% vs England

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

Primary results over time

672019332023442024532025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)53%61%
Higher standard0%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.