Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School
Woodplumpton Road, Woodplumpton, Preston, PR4 0NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Campbell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 119576
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772690460
About this school
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 107 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 8 December 2022, 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 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 86% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE 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 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School compares
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School ranked 86th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 107 | — |
| Catforth Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 17.6% | 100 | 1.3 miles |
| St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham | — | — | — | 135 | 1.3 miles |
| Pool House Community Primary School | 79% | 5.3% | 35.2% | 182 | 1.4 miles |
| Harris Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 11.8% | 246 | 1.4 miles |
| Cottam Primary School | 45% | 3.9% | 13.6% | 308 | 1.5 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)
- 6.67%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 7.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Catforth Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham1.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Pool House Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Harris Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Cottam Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School ranks 28th 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 Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School teach?
- Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School is Mrs Lucy Campbell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE 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 Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School?
- Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School full?
- Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 107 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School ranked 86th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE 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.