Kennington Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Kennington Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 July 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Kennington Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ER
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 246 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are happy.”
- “They flourish under the calm and reassuring guidance of staff, who care for them exceptionally well.”
- “Children in the early years make a remarkably strong start to their education.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, staff do not match learning activities accurately to the knowledge that the school has identified for pupils to learn.”
- “When this is the case, some pupils do not learn some key curriculum content as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- The Olive School, Preston 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.5 mi Good
- Holme Slack Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Deepdale Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Eldon Primary School 0.8 mi Inadequate
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sherwood Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Queen's Drive Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged