Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.6092 miles
Published by the school · offers on 16 April 2025
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. The school has published a last distance offered on its own website for Reception 2025 entry.
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 0.6092 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2025 lived 0.6092 miles away.
- Reception 2026 had 76 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Reception 2026 had 1.3 first choices per offer, the 37th highest of 464 Lancashire primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lancashire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Tulketh Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1EQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 424 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud of their school and there is a tangible family atmosphere.”
- “The warm and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of the school’s effectiveness.”
- “Everyone is welcome, regardless of any differences and, as a result, pupils feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, in a small number of subjects the curriculum is not delivered as intended.”
- “This means that some elements of the curriculum are missed out or not taught in sufficient detail.”
- “As a result, pupils’ work is not of the high standard seen in most subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 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) | 68% | 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: 76 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Roebuck School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ashton Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ingol Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lea Community Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade