Primary school in Preston, Lancashire
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town
Darkinson Lane, Lea Town, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 0RJ
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 3 December 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
- 102
- Places
- 105
- How full
- Nearly full — 102 of 105 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 56 / 46
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Preston 010B, 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
- 45%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 10%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 25%
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: A Brogden
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Ingol & Cottam
- Constituency
- Preston
- URN
- 151968
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 65% | 0.9 mi |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, PrestonAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 1.1 mi |
| Lea Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 60% | 1.4 mi |
| Ashton Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45% | 1.4 mi |
| Cottam Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 45% | 1.5 mi |
| Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 70% | 1.6 mi |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, PrestonAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 2 mi |
| Ingol Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 70% | 2 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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