Primary school in Preston, Lancashire
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
St Ignatius Square, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 1TT
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 May 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 193
- Places
- 189
- How full
- Full — 193 pupils against 189 places
- Girls / boys
- 97 / 96
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Preston 015C, 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
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 32%
- Households owning their home
- 28%
- Households in social housing
- 44%
- Households with no car
- 55%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Luena Archibald
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- St Matthew's
- Constituency
- Preston
- URN
- 151562
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, PrestonVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 41% | 0.5 mi |
| Deepdale Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 62% | 0.5 mi |
| Imam Muhammad Zakariya SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 0.6 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | No grade | 78% | 0.8 mi |
| Frenchwood Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 39% | 0.8 mi |
| Eldon Primary SchoolCommunity school | Inadequate 2024 | 26% | 0.8 mi |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, PrestonVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 79% | 0.8 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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