Whitefield Primary School
Oaklands Drive, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Foster
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 119293
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772744449
About this school
Whitefield Primary School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 338 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 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 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 69% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 84% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 85% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Whitefield 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 | 58% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 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 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 370 |
| 2024/25 | 349 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitefield Primary School compares
Whitefield Primary School ranked 298th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.7% | 13.2% | 338 | — |
| Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham | 66% | 3.4% | 12.6% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 282 | 0.5 miles |
| Howick Church Endowed Primary School | 80% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 103 | 0.5 miles |
| Penwortham Primary School | 57% | 6.1% | 10.5% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 22.8% | 195 | 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)
- 13.18%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 11.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
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Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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Howick Church Endowed Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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Penwortham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Whitefield Primary School ranks 75th 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 Whitefield Primary School teach?
- Whitefield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitefield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitefield Primary School is Mrs Sarah Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitefield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitefield 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 Whitefield Primary School?
- Whitefield Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whitefield Primary School full?
- Whitefield Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 338 on roll (80%), 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 Whitefield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitefield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitefield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitefield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Whitefield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitefield Primary School rank locally?
- Whitefield Primary School ranked 298th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitefield Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitefield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitefield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitefield 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.