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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR1 7YEEldon Primary School
Primary

Eldon Primary School

Primary

Preston · Preston · PR1 7YE https://eldonprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
252
cap. 248
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
26%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
252
Pupils · 2024/25
64%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
26%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
252
Pupils · 2024/25
64%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen, but proposed to close

Overview of Eldon Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
26%
-48pp
79%53%26%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
RWM higher standard
0%
-19pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
26%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
252
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
64%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Eldon Street, Preston, PR1 7YE
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
2024/2526%0%55%29%26%0%65%19%71%74%104.0102.0104.030%252
2023/2474%19%90%32%84%32%77%23%90%90%106.0104.0111.031%257
2022/2377%17%90%50%77%20%87%33%87%87%110.0106.0109.0+3.70+0.00+0.4028%253
2018/1971%14%79%25%86%25%86%36%93%79%104.0108.0108.0-0.10+2.00+3.0022%252
2017/1879%11%96%43%82%25%100%25%89%93%109.0107.0109.0+4.20+0.70+2.5024%238
2016/1761%9%74%22%83%26%78%13%87%87%104.0104.0106.0+2.60+4.50+1.8018%240

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
2024/2525229.830%64%28%6%18%
2023/2425722.631%58%32%6%16%
2022/2325320.728%43%37%6%20%
2021/2224222.226%39%41%5%12%
2020/2124319.320%32%39%
2018/1925222.522%32%48%4%7%
2017/1823821.224%34%48%3%6%
2016/1724018.418%32%49%4%9%

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