St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School
Brownedge Lane, Preston, PR5 6TA
251 pupils · 80% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 14 January 2025, published 2 March 2025. 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 | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 71 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 26 | 63 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 25 | 79 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 31 | 30 | 81 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 32 | 27 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 30 | 104 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 44 | 106 | 45 |
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
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lostock Hall Community Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale 1.7 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 1.8 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.