Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Larch Grove, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6GX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Finch
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 119380
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772337321
About this school
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 95 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 40% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 55% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 50% | 25% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
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 Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England 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 | 42% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School compares
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School ranked 435th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% 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 | 20% | 6.8% | 44.1% | 95 | — |
| St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 28.5% | 251 | 0.4 miles |
| Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge | 63% | 5.7% | 28.2% | 195 | 0.5 miles |
| Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School | 59% | 3.5% | 16.6% | 446 | 0.7 miles |
| Higher Walton Church of England Primary School | 59% | 6.8% | 29.4% | 81 | 0.9 miles |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale | 53% | 3.9% | 16.5% | 199 | 1.0 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)
- 44.07%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 22.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
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Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale1.0 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School ranks 104th 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
- 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
- Catforth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Leanne Finch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England 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 Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School?
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School full?
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 168 pupils and 95 on roll (57%), 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 Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School ranked 435th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% 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 Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England 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.