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Fulwood and Cadley Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kirsty France

location_onPreston, PR2 3QT

language Visit Website phone 1772717087

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

313

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Fulwood and Cadley Primary School is a Community school primary school in Preston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fulwood and Cadley Primary School is a community school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 318 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #359 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #12,175 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 49.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing57% LA 69%

Maths63% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 1.8

-1.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.6 to 0.0

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 1.0

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 2.1

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing76% LA 78%

Maths76% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.1

-4.4 to -0.8

-1.4

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 0.3

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.3 to -1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 January 2022

Inspection Report

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22 November 2016

Inspection Report

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19 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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15 March 2007

Inspection Report

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15 April 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-09-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-03-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 318 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	318	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	319	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	315	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	315	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	316	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	313	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	309	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	315	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	314	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	313	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	313	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	314	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	314	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	309	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	311	1	0.3%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	313	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	312	6	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	314	1	0.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils