Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge
Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Sherry
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 133645
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772335033
About this school
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge is a voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 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 13 January 2023, 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 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 50% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 61% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 68% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 64% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge 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 | 47% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge compares
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge ranked 228th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.7% | 28.2% | 195 | — |
| St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 28.5% | 251 | 0.4 miles |
| Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School | 20% | 6.8% | 44.1% | 95 | 0.5 miles |
| Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School | 59% | 3.5% | 16.6% | 446 | 0.7 miles |
| Lostock Hall Community Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 13.5% | 422 | 1.0 miles |
| Clayton Brook Primary School | 32% | 9.5% | 56.7% | 160 | 1.3 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)
- 28.21%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.77%
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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Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Lostock Hall Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Clayton Brook Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge ranks 60th 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 Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge teach?
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge?
- The headteacher of Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge is Mrs Nicola Sherry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge, 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 Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge?
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge full?
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge a faith school?
- Yes. Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge is designated Church of England/Methodist, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge rank locally?
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge ranked 228th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge's absence rate?
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge'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 1 July 2026.