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Deepdale Community Primary School

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

personMiss Nawal Mirza

location_onPreston, PR1 6TD

language Visit Website phone 1772795586

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

658

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Deepdale Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Preston, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Deepdale Community Primary School is a community school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 699 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #170 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #6,644 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

62%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 69%

Maths75% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 1.7

-0.3

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 1.0

2.7

Maths

LA -0.3

1.4 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.2

-4.9 to -2.3

-1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 0.0

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 78%

Maths81% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3

Read

LA 0.1

-4.3 to -1.7

0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 1.5

0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.7 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 October 2021

Inspection Report

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09 December 2020

Inspection Report

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29 November 2017

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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19 March 2009

Inspection Report

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06 June 2006

Inspection Report

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25 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-11-05

None Legacy

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(3 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 699 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	699	3	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	689	4	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	691	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	691	2	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	681	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	676	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	658	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	636	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	661	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	645	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	626	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	666	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	655	2	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	633	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	657	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	657	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	648	0	0.0%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	667	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	658	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	656	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	669	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	658	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	655	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	658	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	658	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	655	0	0.0%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils