Howick Church Endowed Primary School
Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pamela Maloney
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 119364
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772612487
About this school
Howick Church Endowed Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Howick Church Endowed 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. 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 80% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 Howick Church Endowed 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 | 87% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howick Church Endowed Primary School compares
Howick Church Endowed Primary School ranked 45th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 103 | — |
| Whitefield Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 13.2% | 338 | 0.5 miles |
| Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 282 | 0.8 miles |
| Penwortham Primary School | 57% | 6.1% | 10.5% | 201 | 0.9 miles |
| Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham | 66% | 3.4% | 12.6% | 196 | 1.0 miles |
| Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 22.8% | 195 | 1.1 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)
- 4.81%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.45%
- Persistent absence
- 4.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitefield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Penwortham Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham1.0 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Howick Church Endowed Primary School ranks 14th 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 Howick Church Endowed Primary School teach?
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Howick Church Endowed Primary School?
- The headteacher of Howick Church Endowed Primary School is Mrs Pamela Maloney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howick Church Endowed Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howick Church Endowed 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 Howick Church Endowed Primary School?
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Howick Church Endowed Primary School full?
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 103 on roll (98%), 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 Howick Church Endowed Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Howick Church Endowed Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Howick Church Endowed Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Howick Church Endowed Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Howick Church Endowed Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Howick Church Endowed Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School ranked 45th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Howick Church Endowed Primary School's absence rate?
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Howick Church Endowed Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howick Church Endowed 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.