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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMr David Ramsay
corporate_fareTHE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
location_onPreston, PR3 0ZJ
language Visit Website phone 1995670364
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2011

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Students

53

school

Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston is a Academy converter primary school in Preston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston is an academy converter in Preston, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 47 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 25% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #280 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #9,535 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2011. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%
Reading63% LA 73%
Writing63% LA 69%
Maths75% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

-%

LA 58%England 61%
Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 74%
Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 72%
Maths-% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

-

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

-

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 60%
Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%
Writing50% LA 71% · Eng 71%
Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 6.5

-4.5

Write

LA 0.1

-8.7 to -0.3

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.8 to 2.4

Ofsted History

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No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
S5 Inspection EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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