Best Primary Schools in Preston
We checked all 127 primary schools in Preston, Lancashire, and list every one: 106 ranked, then 21 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 127
- Ranked
- 106
- Without a rank
- 21
Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Preston. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Preston also has 26 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Lancashire. Lancashire also has rankings for Chorley, Burnley, Lancaster, Accrington, Ormskirk and all of Lancashire.
Ranked primary schools in Preston
Rank 1
The Olive School, Preston
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 88%
- Higher standard
- 30%
Rank 2
Sherwood Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 86%
- Higher standard
- 28%
Rank 3
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 81%
- Higher standard
- 35%
Rank 4
Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 90%
- Higher standard
- 16%
Rank 5
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 88%
- Higher standard
- 16%
Rank 6
Brabins Endowed School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 90%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 7
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
Report card: Strong standard- Expected standard
- 80%
- Higher standard
- 20%
Rank 8
Longton Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 9
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 10
Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 79%
- Higher standard
- 21%
Rank 11
Freckleton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 92%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 12
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 27%
Rank 13
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 74%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 14
- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 30%
Rank 15
Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 22%
Rank 15
Queen's Drive Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 74%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 17
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 18
- Expected standard
- 82%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 18
Garstang Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 75%
- Higher standard
- 19%
Rank 20
Ingol Community Primary School
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 23%
Rank 21
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 80%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 22
Little Hoole Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 23
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 86%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 24
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 25
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 25
Nateby Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 27
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 28
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 29
- Expected standard
- 72%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 30
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
Report card: Strong standard- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 31
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 32
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 33
Tarleton Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 34
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 35
Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 36
Scorton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 37
Samlesbury Church of England School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 38
Pool House Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 79%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 39
- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 23%
Rank 40
Brookfield Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 76%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 41
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 81%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 42
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 80%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 43
- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 25%
Rank 44
- Expected standard
- 62%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 45
- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 46
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 56%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 47
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 79%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 48
Weeton Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 49
Kennington Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 50
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 51
Longsands Community Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 52
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 53
- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 54
Whitefield Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 55
Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 79%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 56
Forton Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 75%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 56
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 75%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 58
Harris Primary School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 59
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 60
- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 61
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 62
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 63
- Expected standard
- 62%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 64
- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 65
- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 66
Catforth Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 50%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 67
Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 68
- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 69
Deepdale Community Primary School
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 62%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 70
Lea Community Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 71
Coupe Green Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 72
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 41%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 73
Holme Slack Community Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 73
- Expected standard
- 61%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 75
- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 76
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 48%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 77
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 78
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 47%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 79
Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 49%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 80
St Stephen's CofE School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 81
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 82
Moor Nook Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 26%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 83
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 50%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 84
Penwortham Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 85
Preston Grange Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 48%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 86
Cottam Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 45%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 87
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 88
Treales Church of England Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 89
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 47%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 90
St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 14%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 91
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 92
The Roebuck School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 44%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 93
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Expected standard
- 42%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 94
- Expected standard
- 30%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 95
Kingsfold Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 30%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 96
Clayton Brook Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 32%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 97
- Expected standard
- 15%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 97
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 25%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 99
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 20%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 100
Frenchwood Community Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 39%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 101
Ashton Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 45%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 102
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 36%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 103
Fishwick Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 104
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention- Expected standard
- 41%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 105
Eldon Primary School
Ofsted: Inadequate- Expected standard
- 26%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 106
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School
Ofsted: Inadequate- Expected standard
- 35%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Primary schools in Preston without a rank
Ashbridge Independent School
No Ofsted inspectionBrindle Gregson Lane Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCalder Vale St John Church of England Primary School
Report card: Expected standardHighfield Priory School
No Ofsted inspectionHoly Family Catholic Primary School, Warton
Ofsted: GoodImam Muhammad Zakariya School
No Ofsted inspectionRibbleton Avenue Infant School
Ofsted judgements: GoodSt Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: GoodSt Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
Ofsted: GoodSt Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstandingSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town
Ofsted: GoodSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping
Report card: Needs attention to expected standardSt Pius X Preparatory School
No Ofsted inspectionStrike Lane Primary School
Ofsted: GoodThe Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham
Ofsted: OutstandingWinmarleigh Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good