Holme Slack Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Holme Slack Community Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (community school).
Key facts
- Address
- Manor House Lane, Preston, PR1 6HP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a calm, welcoming and well‑ordered environment.”
- “They are greeted warmly on arrival and settle quickly into well‑established routines.”
- “Pupils feel safe and secure and are confident to approach trusted adults for support when they have concerns.”
To improve
- “Outcomes are stronger in mathematics than in English.”
- “While many pupils achieve well, some do not develop the fluency in reading and writing that they need.”
- “Consequently, a minority of pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 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) | 52% | 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, 24 offers in total, 18 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 Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.3 mi Good
- Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Deepdale Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Kennington Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Preston Greenlands Community Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Longsands Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brookfield Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good