Primary school in Preston, Lancashire
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
Gamull Lane, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6SJ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 31 January 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 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
- 196
- Places
- 222
- How full
- 88% full — 196 of 222 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 103 / 93
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Preston 007A, 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
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 64%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 21%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
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 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Amanda Rich
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Brookfield
- Constituency
- Preston
- URN
- 151966
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Priory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.1 mi |
| Preston Grange Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 48% | 0.3 mi |
| Brookfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 76% | 0.3 mi |
| Moor Nook Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 26% | 0.5 mi |
| Preston Greenlands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 53% | 0.6 mi |
| The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | No grade | 36% | 0.6 mi |
| Longsands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 65% | 0.7 mi |
| Holme Slack Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 52% | 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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