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Penwortham Primary School

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

personMiss Kate Penarski

location_onPreston, PR1 0HU

language Visit Website phone 1772743321

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

208

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Penwortham Primary School is a Community school primary school in Preston, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Penwortham Primary School is a community school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #316 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #11,034 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 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 69%

Maths71% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA -0.2

0.7 to 5.3

-1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-4.0 to 0.5

0.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 3.4

1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 3.3

1.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 65%

Reading86% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 4

1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 4

3.9

Maths

LA 0.0

1.9 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 March 2022

Inspection Report

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29 November 2016

Inspection Report

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07 February 2012

Inspection Report

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01 October 2008

Inspection Report

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12 January 2006

Inspection Report

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08 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-29

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-01

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 205 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	204	3	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	9	4.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils