Frenchwood Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Frenchwood Community Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (community school).
Key facts
- Address
- Frenchwood Knoll, Preston, PR1 4LE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 326 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Life at Frenchwood Community Primary School is shaped by care and a strong sense of belonging.”
- “Pupils feel safe and welcome from the moment they arrive.”
- “Staff build warm relationships with children in the early years and help them to settle quickly.”
To improve
- “Staff in the early years help children to grow in confidence, although some are not as well prepared for early writing and mathematics as they should be.”
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “They leave the school without being fully prepared for their next steps.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 39% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 20 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 Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- St Stephen's CofE School 0.9 mi Good
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Requires improvement
- Deepdale Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade