Primary school in Preston, Lancashire
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham
Station Lane, Barton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5DY
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 1 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- Places
- 126
- How full
- Full — 135 pupils against 126 places
- Girls / boys
- 70 / 65
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Preston 002D, 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
- 49%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 90%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 31%
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 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Head Teacher: Simon Waywell
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Preston Rural North
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- URN
- 151561
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2023 | 81% | 0.7 mi |
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 88% | 1.1 mi |
| Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 75% | 1.3 mi |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | No grade | 64% | 1.8 mi |
| Harris Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 2 mi |
| Catforth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 50% | 2 mi |
| Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 82% | 2.3 mi |
| Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 73% | 2.3 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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