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St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School

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

personMr Christopher Hough

location_onPreston, PR1 1TT

language Visit Website phone 1772555252

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

189

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Preston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 71% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 195 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #340 of 465 primaries in Lancashire and #11,911 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 10.3%.

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

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%

Reading75% LA 73%

Writing57% LA 69%

Maths93% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-4.6 to 0.9

-0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 2.3

0.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 2.7

-1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-4.2 to 0.9

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 65%

Reading56% LA 76%

Writing70% LA 78%

Maths63% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.5

Read

LA 0.1

-8.9 to -4.1

-3.1

Write

LA 0.1

-5.4 to -0.8

-2

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.2 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2025

Inspection Report

25 May 2022

Inspection Report

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12 June 2018

Inspection Report

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21 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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17 October 2008

Inspection Report

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17 January 2006

Inspection Report

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04 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-21

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

0.0%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 195 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)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	193	2	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	197	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	195	4	2.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	189	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	184	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	166	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	183	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	186	8	4.3%	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 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils