Preston Grange Primary School
Grange Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Cheryl Taylor
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 119232
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772792573
About this school
Preston Grange Primary School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Preston Grange 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
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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- 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 | 22 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 50% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 53% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 63% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Preston Grange 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 | 59% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Preston Grange Primary School compares
Preston Grange Primary School ranked 351st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.5% | 49.2% | 183 | — |
| St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston | — | — | — | 196 | 0.3 miles |
| Moor Nook Community Primary School | 26% | 9.7% | 63.7% | 187 | 0.3 miles |
| The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston | 36% | 7.3% | 37.3% | 393 | 0.5 miles |
| Brookfield Community Primary School | 76% | 6% | 41.2% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Preston Greenlands Community Primary School | 53% | 6.6% | 40.8% | 191 | 0.6 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
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 30 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.2%
- English as an additional language
- 30.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.45%
- Persistent absence
- 15.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston0.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Moor Nook Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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Brookfield Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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Preston Greenlands Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Preston Grange Primary School ranks 85th 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 Preston Grange Primary School teach?
- Preston Grange Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Preston Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of Preston Grange Primary School is Ms Cheryl Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Preston Grange Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Preston Grange 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 Preston Grange Primary School?
- Preston Grange Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Preston Grange Primary School full?
- Preston Grange Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 Preston Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Preston Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Preston Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Preston Grange Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Preston Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Preston Grange Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Preston Grange Primary School ranked 351st of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Preston Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Preston Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Preston Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Preston Grange 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 15 July 2026.