The Roebuck School
Inkerman Street, Preston, PR2 2BN
340 pupils · 97% of 349 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 7 June 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 | 44% |
| 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 — 0.55 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 22 | 64 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 34 | 64 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 27 | 67 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 28 | 67 | 36 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 17 | 38 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 27 | 54 | 32 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 15 | 48 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 34 | 19 | 41 | 25 |
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
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026) · safeguarding not met
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Olive School, Preston 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.