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Fishwick Primary School

Downing Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4RH ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2024
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At a glance

A state primary school for ages 4–11 in Preston. Ofsted inspection (December 2024): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). Year 6 SATs results are below the England average (53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 22 families put it first for 17 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
4–11
Pupils
167
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Lancashire
Headteacher
Mrs Vicki Conway

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 3 Dec 2024

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (16 Jun 2021): School remains Good
Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 15 pupils

Expected standard
53%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
0%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
102
Average scaled score
Maths score
100
Average scaled score
This school
53%
Lancashire
60%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
17
1st preferences
22
All applications
82
1st prefs per place
1.29
More first choices than places

17 of 22 first-preference applicants were offered a place (77%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
158
Capacity
126
133% full
Girls / boys
50/50
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)65.3%
  • English as an additional language33.5%
  • SEN support30.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan7.6%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.
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