Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 January 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6ED
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 January 2023
Strengths
- “Cuerden Church School is a happy and caring place to learn.”
- “The school’s values of love, hope, trust, respect, compassion, courage and forgiveness underpin how pupils behave towards each other and to staff.”
- “Leaders encourage pupils, including children in the early years, to treat each other with respect and dignity.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not considered fully the essential knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “This means that some teachers are less certain about the knowledge that should be taught.”
- “Over time, gaps emerge in some pupils’ learning in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2023 (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) | 63% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 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 Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Clayton Brook Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall 1.3 mi Not judged
- Higher Walton Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale 1.4 mi Standards maintained