Tarleton Community Primary School
Hesketh Lane, Tarleton, Preston, PR4 6AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Axia Learning Alliance
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Upton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 119158
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772812547
About this school
Tarleton Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 242 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 35 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 17% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 77% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Tarleton Community 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 | 75% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tarleton Community Primary School compares
Tarleton Community Primary School ranked 153rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.6% | 10.1% | 242 | — |
| Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School | 80% | 5.4% | 14.6% | 81 | 0.9 miles |
| Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 81% | 4.6% | 8.3% | 207 | 1.0 miles |
| Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School | 35% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 178 | 1.3 miles |
| Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 68% | 3.1% | 8.4% | 105 | 2.0 miles |
| Little Hoole Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 13.6% | 186 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.1%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 9.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School1.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Little Hoole Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Tarleton Community Primary School ranks 41st 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 Tarleton Community Primary School teach?
- Tarleton Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Tarleton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tarleton Community Primary School is Mr Chris Upton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tarleton Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tarleton Community 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 Tarleton Community Primary School?
- Tarleton Community Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tarleton Community Primary School full?
- Tarleton Community Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 242 on roll (73%), so it has space against 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 Tarleton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tarleton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tarleton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tarleton Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tarleton Community Primary School?
- Tarleton Community Primary School is part of Axia Learning Alliance. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tarleton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tarleton Community Primary School rank locally?
- Tarleton Community Primary School ranked 153rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tarleton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Tarleton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tarleton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tarleton Community 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.