St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Preston, Lancashire
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 1 July 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- St Mary's Road, Great Eccleston, Preston, PR3 0ZJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 44 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are well known and celebrated at this inclusive, close-knit school.”
- “Pupils say that the school is a fun and exciting place to be.”
- “They arrive cheerfully each day and enjoy their time in this thriving hub of the community.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, including the writing curriculum, the school has not set out the small steps of knowledge that pupils will learn.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, some pupils do not build as secure a body of knowledge as the school intends.”
- “Occasionally, some mistakes in pupils’ spelling, grammar and handwriting go unaddressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2025 (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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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. Anne's Copp CofE Primary School, Great Eccleston 0.6 mi Good
- St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & Nursery 1.9 mi Good
- Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Treales Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hambleton Primary Academy 3.6 mi Not judged
- Nateby Primary School 3.6 mi Good
- Weeton Primary School 3.8 mi Good