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Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lancashire

Tulketh Road, Preston, PR2 1EQ

Website 01772726729

78

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 19/11/2024

Application demand

80%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

8.2% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

424

Capacity used

Over capacity

101%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

80%

1st preference success rate

57 of 71 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

147

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7157● 80%
2nd preference492● 4%
3rd preference260● 0%
Later preferences10● 0%
Total1475940%

1st preference success by year

59%
2020
69%
2021
67%
2022
78%
2023
80%
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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Scott Martland
Address
Tulketh Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1EQ
Phone
01772726729
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Ashton · Preston
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119602

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support12%——
52% boys (221)48% girls (203)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

424 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    19 November 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 364 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
7%
21/22
6%
22/23
8%
23/24
8%
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 & maths78%——
Higher standard13%——
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 standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard52%
+19% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard70%
-2% vs England
Greater depth17%
+4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard82%
+8% vs England
Higher standard25%
-1% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard77%
+4% vs England
Higher standard42%
+12% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

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

Primary results over time

852019772023782024682025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

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

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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.