Whitefield Primary School
Oaklands Drive, Preston, PR1 0RH
338 pupils · 80% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 March 2023, published 26 April 2023. 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 | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 43 | 110 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 34 | 102 | 34 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 34 | 31 | 87 | 34 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 36 | 100 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 40 | 115 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 40 | 108 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 39 | 123 | 54 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 53 | 123 | 57 |
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
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Penwortham Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.