Primary school in Preston, Lancashire
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston
59 Whitby Avenue, Ingol, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3YP
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- Places
- 175
- How full
- Full — 192 pupils against 175 places
- Girls / boys
- 105 / 87
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Preston 005A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 27%
- Households owning their home
- 39%
- Households in social housing
- 47%
- Households with no car
- 44%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lindsey Morrison
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Ingol & Cottam
- Constituency
- Preston
- URN
- 151967
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingol Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 70% | 0.1 mi |
| Pool House Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 79% | 0.4 mi |
| Cottam Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45% | 0.6 mi |
| Ashton Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45% | 0.8 mi |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 68% | 0.9 mi |
| Harris Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 1 mi |
| Fulwood and Cadley Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 41% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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