Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School
Shore Road, Hesketh Bank, Preston, PR4 6RD
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Ainsworth
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 233
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 119566
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - |
| Maths progress | -6.00 | - |
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 Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE 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 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 15.1% | 173 | — |
| Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School | 35% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 178 | 0.0 miles |
| Tarleton Community Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 10.1% | 242 | 1.3 miles |
| Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School | 80% | 5.4% | 14.6% | 81 | 1.7 miles |
| Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 81% | 4.6% | 8.3% | 207 | 2.2 miles |
| Little Hoole Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 13.6% | 186 | 2.6 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.1%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School0.0 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Tarleton Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Little Hoole Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Preston
Other 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 Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School teach?
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Preston.
- Has Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School?
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School had 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hesketh-with-Becconsall All Saints CofE 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 9 July 2024.