Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School
Calder Vale, Preston, PR3 1SR
39 pupils · 65% of 60 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 27%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 19 May 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 | Not published (small cohort) |
| Reaching the higher standard | Not published (small cohort) |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Sept 2018 entry | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
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
- Scorton Church of England Primary School 4.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock 4.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang 4.6 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Garstang Community Primary School 4.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 5.4 km · No overall grade (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.