The Roebuck School
Inkerman Street, Ashton, Preston, PR2 2BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jill Alexander-Steele
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 349
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 119237
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772729337
About this school
The Roebuck School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 340 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Roebuck 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 | 45 | 43 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 40% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 60% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 58% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 60% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| 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 The Roebuck 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 | 36% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 319 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Roebuck School compares
The Roebuck School ranked 372nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.7% | 36.5% | 340 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston | 47% | 4.1% | 30.2% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston | 41% | 8.3% | 27.6% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston | — | — | — | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| Fulwood and Cadley Primary School | 41% | 5.9% | 26.4% | 320 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.1% | 17.4% | 424 | 0.7 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 report24 March 2026
- 1 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.51%
- English as an additional language
- 43.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 21.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston0.6 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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Fulwood and Cadley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
The Roebuck School ranks 91st 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 The Roebuck School teach?
- The Roebuck School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of The Roebuck School?
- The headteacher of The Roebuck School is Mrs Jill Alexander-Steele, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Roebuck School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Roebuck 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 The Roebuck School?
- The Roebuck School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Roebuck School full?
- The Roebuck School has capacity for 349 pupils and 340 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Roebuck School a faith school?
- No. The Roebuck School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Roebuck School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Roebuck School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Roebuck School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Roebuck School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- The Roebuck School ranked 372nd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Roebuck School's absence rate?
- The Roebuck School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Roebuck School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Roebuck 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.