Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Whitechapel, Whitechapel Primary School, Preston, PR3 2EP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 103 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this friendly, caring school.”
- “From the beginning of the Reception Year, they learn to be respectful and considerate of others.”
- “This helps to build a strong sense of community, where everyone is welcomed.”
To improve
- “Published data for 2023 shows that pupils in Year 6 made less progress in reading than the national average.”
- “However, from time to time, some staff use reading strategies that are less helpful to pupils.”
- “On occasions, however, some errors that pupils make when they read go unnoticed by staff.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 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) | 79% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock 2.2 mi Not judged
- Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Outstanding
- Barnacre Road Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good