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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR4 0HLCatforth Primary School
Primary

Catforth Primary School

Primary

Preston · Preston · PR4 0HL www.catforthprimary.co.uk

Pupils
105
cap. 104
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
105
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
105
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Catforth Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-21pp
88%69%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
20%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
105
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HL
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%8%75%33%67%17%67%17%75%75%106.0102.0105.012%105
2023/2471%0%93%29%86%29%79%14%100%79%108.0104.0105.012%108
2022/2370%20%70%40%70%30%80%30%70%60%107.0105.0104.0+0.30+1.80-0.6011%100
2018/1970%0%70%20%90%10%80%10%90%80%104.0104.0103.0+0.10+0.30-1.404%76
2017/1888%0%88%38%88%13%88%38%88%75%106.0106.0103.0+1.50+0.50+2.306%68
2016/1767%11%67%22%100%22%89%33%100%78%106.0107.0104.0+2.20+3.50+3.108%66

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2510516.612%11%18%4%10%
2023/2410817.912%6%20%4%11%
2022/2310019.211%7%20%4%8%
2021/229315.38%11%20%4%4%
2020/218215.97%6%18%
2018/197618.34%4%12%3%4%
2017/186817.06%3%10%3%
2016/176621.08%6%11%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.