Eldon Primary School
Eldon Street, Preston, PR1 7YE
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Azra Butt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 119229
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772253557
About this school
Eldon Primary School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eldon Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 74% | 26% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 19% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 90% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 77% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 90% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Eldon 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 | 77% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 26% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 253 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 252 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eldon Primary School compares
Eldon Primary School ranked 429th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 | 26% | 5.9% | 28.2% | 239 | — |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston | 41% | 8.3% | 27.6% | 229 | 0.4 miles |
| The Roebuck School | 44% | 6.7% | 36.5% | 340 | 0.4 miles |
| The Olive School, Preston | 88% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| Fulwood and Cadley Primary School | 41% | 5.9% | 26.4% | 320 | 0.7 miles |
| St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston | — | — | — | 193 | 0.8 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)
- 28.24%
- English as an additional language
- 64.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 17.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
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The Roebuck School0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
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The Olive School, Preston0.6 miles
Primary · Preston
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Fulwood and Cadley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston0.8 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Eldon Primary School ranks 102nd 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 ages does Eldon Primary School teach?
- Eldon Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Eldon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eldon Primary School is Mrs Azra Butt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eldon Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eldon 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 many pupils are at Eldon Primary School?
- Eldon Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Eldon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eldon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eldon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eldon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Eldon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 26% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eldon Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Eldon Primary School ranked 429th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 Eldon Primary School's absence rate?
- Eldon 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 Eldon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eldon 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.