Frenchwood Community Primary School
Frenchwood Knoll, Preston, PR1 4LE
326 pupils · 109% of 298 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 39% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 20 | 53 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 21 | 73 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 26 | 71 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 20 | 61 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 34 | 89 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 32 | 25 | 72 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 32 | 32 | 68 | 32 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 29 | 76 | 35 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Stephen's CofE School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.