Lea Community Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good

Greavestown Lane, Lea, Preston, PR2 1PDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Lea Community Primary School is a primary school in Preston for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 70th of 106 primary schools in Preston. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 11 March 2025, report published 3 April 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 March 2025

Pupils are proud to attend Lea Community Primary School. They enjoy being part of a warm and caring environment. Pupils benefit from positive relationships with their peers and staff alike. They know that staff will respond sensitively to any worries that they may have. This makes pupils feel happy. Pupils strive to live up to the school's high expectations of their behaviour. They look forward to sharing 'secretly famous' nominations in assemblies. Pupils are thrilled to be awarded the prestigious 'V.I.P' and 'leading learner' awards. They take pride in caring for the 'value bear' when they demonstrate any of the school values such as honesty. The school is ambitious about what pupils can and should achieve. Pupils respond with positivity to the work that their teachers prepare for them. In the main, they achieve well. Pupils enjoy the range of activities that increase their confidence and their understanding of the wider world. They look forward to residential trips, sporting competitions and performing in a range of musical events. Pupils also value clubs such as cooking, art, and dance. Through taking on responsible roles, such as being prefects and members of the school and eco councils, pupils learn how to play an active role in improving their school and their community.

What the school should improve

  • Occasionally, the school does not ensure that the work given to pupils enables them to develop secure knowledge to prepare them for new learning. As a result, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. The school should ensure that pupils are provided with activities that deepen their knowledge and better prepares them for future learning.
  • In some subjects, pupils' knowledge and skills are not as secure as they should be. This is because some improvements to these subject curriculums are more recent. As a result, pupils have had less opportunity to secure some aspects of their learning. The school should ensure that these curriculums are embedded and support pupils to develop a strong body of knowledge so that they remember and know more over time.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

35 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

60%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

290 pupils on roll, with places for 300

Eligible for free school meals36.2%

36.2%, 9.7 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language12.8%

12.8%, 8.8 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support14.8%

14.8%, the same as the England average.

Education, health and care plan2.4%

2.4%, 3.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Lea Community Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.3 milesReport card: Needs attention to expected standard58% met the expected standard
Ashton Primary School0.4 milesReport card: Needs attention to expected standard45% met the expected standard
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.9 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstanding68% met the expected standard
Ingol Community Primary School1 mileReport card: Expected standard70% met the expected standard
Cottam Primary School1 mileOfsted judgements: Good45% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Community school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mrs Lynne Slater
Address
Greavestown Lane, Lea, Preston, PR2 1PD
Local authority
Lancashire
URN
119155

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.