St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping
Garstang Road, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Jones
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 119643
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0199561367
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 58 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 46 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 17.4% | 58 | — |
| Brabins Endowed School | 90% | 3.3% | 7% | 85 | 0.1 miles |
| Barnacre Road Primary School | 41% | 5.3% | 21.5% | 201 | 3.6 miles |
| Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5% | 25.6% | 199 | 3.7 miles |
| Longridge Church of England Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 20.5% | 200 | 3.8 miles |
| Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 103 | 4.1 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)
- 17.39%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brabins Endowed School0.1 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Barnacre Road Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Longridge
-
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Longridge Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School4.1 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping is Mrs Katie Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping, 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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping full?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping has capacity for 70 pupils and 58 on roll (83%), 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 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping as having nursery classes.
- What is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping's absence rate?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping'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 13 August 2026.