Fulwood and Cadley Primary School
Cadley Causeway, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty France
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 119151
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772717087
About this school
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 320 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Not met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 47 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 49% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 66% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fulwood and Cadley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 313 |
| 2023/24 | 315 |
| 2024/25 | 318 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fulwood and Cadley Primary School compares
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School ranked 388th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.9% | 26.4% | 320 | — |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston | — | — | — | 316 | 0.2 miles |
| Queen's Drive Primary School | 74% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 434 | 0.3 miles |
| The Roebuck School | 44% | 6.7% | 36.5% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| The Olive School, Preston | 88% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 11.8% | 246 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.42%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 13.77%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.2 miles
Primary · Preston
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Queen's Drive Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Preston
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The Roebuck School0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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The Olive School, Preston0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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Harris Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School ranks 94th of the 106 ranked primary schools in Preston.
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Primary
- Ashton Primary School Primary
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabins Endowed School Primary
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Primary
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brookfield Community Primary School Primary
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Primary
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fulwood and Cadley Primary School teach?
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Fulwood and Cadley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fulwood and Cadley Primary School is Mrs Kirsty France, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fulwood and Cadley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fulwood and Cadley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Fulwood and Cadley Primary School?
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fulwood and Cadley Primary School full?
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 320 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fulwood and Cadley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fulwood and Cadley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fulwood and Cadley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fulwood and Cadley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Fulwood and Cadley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fulwood and Cadley Primary School rank locally?
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School ranked 388th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fulwood and Cadley Primary School's absence rate?
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fulwood and Cadley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fulwood and Cadley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.