St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston
St Anthony's Drive, Preston, PR2 3SQ
316 pupils · 100% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 21 May 2024, published 27 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 39 | 118 | 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
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School 0.4 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026) · safeguarding not met
- Queen's Drive Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Roebuck School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Ingol Community Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Pool House Community Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.