St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School
St Ignatius Square, Preston, PR1 1TT
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Hough
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 119610
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 23 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 74% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 74% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 St Ignatius' Catholic 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 | 67% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.8% | 27.2% | 195 | — |
| St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston | — | — | — | 193 | 0.0 miles |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston | 41% | 8.3% | 27.6% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Deepdale Community Primary School | 62% | 5.9% | 28.6% | 696 | 0.5 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston | 65% | 5.1% | 23% | 273 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston | 78% | 6.4% | 33.9% | 347 | 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)
- 27.18%
- English as an additional language
- 74.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 11.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston0.0 miles
Primary · Preston
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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Deepdale Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.6 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.8 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 year groups does St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Preston.
- Has St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Ignatius' Catholic Primary 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 big is St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School?
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School had 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ignatius' Catholic 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 8 July 2025.