Frenchwood Community Primary School
Frenchwood Knoll, Preston, PR1 4LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cathryn Antwis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 298
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 119231
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772253244
About this school
Frenchwood Community Primary School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 326 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 44 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 50% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 70% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 77% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Frenchwood 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 | 48% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frenchwood Community Primary School compares
Frenchwood Community Primary School ranked 396th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 6.9% | 27.4% | 326 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston | 65% | 5.1% | 23% | 273 | 0.2 miles |
| St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston | — | — | — | 193 | 0.8 miles |
| Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 3.6% | 10% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE School | 55% | 7.9% | 35.8% | 331 | 0.9 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy | 42% | 6.7% | 28.6% | 415 | 0.9 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)
- 27.44%
- English as an additional language
- 59.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.85%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.2 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston0.8 miles
Primary · Preston
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Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Stephen's CofE School0.9 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Frenchwood Community Primary School ranks 95th 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 Frenchwood Community Primary School teach?
- Frenchwood Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Frenchwood Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Frenchwood Community Primary School is Mrs Cathryn Antwis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Frenchwood Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frenchwood 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 Frenchwood Community Primary School?
- Frenchwood Community Primary School has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Frenchwood Community Primary School full?
- Frenchwood Community Primary School has capacity for 298 pupils and 326 on roll (109%), 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 Frenchwood Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Frenchwood Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Frenchwood Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Frenchwood Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Frenchwood Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Frenchwood Community Primary School rank locally?
- Frenchwood Community Primary School ranked 396th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frenchwood Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Frenchwood Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frenchwood Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frenchwood 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.