St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Preston, Lancashire
St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Sharoe Green Lane North, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9HH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 279 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils come into St Clare’s happy and eager to find out what each day holds.”
- “They are warmly greeted by staff at the door each morning and settle quickly to their tasks.”
- “From the moment pupils join the school, staff take time to get to know them well.”
To improve
- “On occasion, however, staff do not take pupils’ stages of learning into account when they choose what to teach and how.”
- “Consequently, a minority of pupils do not make as much progress as they could.”
- “However, on occasions, the monitoring systems that leaders use are slightly disjointed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 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) | 74% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 31 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.
- Sherwood Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.3 mi Good
- Queen's Drive Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- The Olive School, Preston 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kennington Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Longsands Community Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade