Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted: Outstanding

Jepps Avenue, Barton, Preston, PR3 5ASOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Preston for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 3rd of 106 primary schools in Preston. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 28 November 2023, report published 18 January 2024

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

26 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths81%

81%, 19 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths35%

35%, 27 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score110

110, 4 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score110

110, 5 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score110

110, 5 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

198 pupils on roll, with places for 175

Eligible for free school meals7.1%

7.1%, 19.4 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language5.1%

5.1%, 16.5 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support12.6%

12.6%, 2.2 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1%

1%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham	0.7 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	Not published
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	88% met the expected standard
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	82% met the expected standard
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	75% met the expected standard
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston	2 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	64% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Richard Crook
Phone: 01772862664
Website: st-lawrence.lancs.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Jepps Avenue, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AS
Local authority: Lancashire
URN: 119562

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.