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Ashton Primary School

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

personMrs Jeanne Louise Craig

location_onPreston, PR2 1TU

language Visit Website phone 1772728052

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ashton Primary School is a Community school primary school in Preston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ashton Primary School is a community school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #344 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #11,746 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. 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 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

45%

LA 59%

Reading62% LA 73%

Writing66% LA 69%

Maths62% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading61% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.2

-5.5 to -0.9

1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-1.2 to 3.1

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.7 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.2

-5.5 to -0.8

0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 2.6

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.1

-4.4 to -0.2

1.6

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 3.7

0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.4 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

02 February 2022

Inspection Report

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19 January 2017

Inspection Report

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26 September 2012

Inspection Report

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05 October 2010

Inspection Report

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14 November 2007

Inspection Report

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08 November 2006

Inspection Report

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10 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-09-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-10-05

None EIF

Requires improvement

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 204 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	207	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	8	4.0%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	13	6.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	10	4.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	5	2.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	211	5	2.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	211	5	2.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	5	2.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	204	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	205	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	203	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	3	1.5%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	202	9	4.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	205	7	3.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	9	4.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	202	11	5.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	203	6	3.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	202	11	5.4%	0.5%	1

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 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils