Penwortham Primary School
Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ODYSSEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kate Penarski
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- URN
- 152597
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772743321
About this school
Penwortham Primary School is a primary academy in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Penwortham Primary School under its current framework. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Penwortham Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Before converting it was Penwortham Primary School. The history below belongs to that predecessor school, not to the school as it runs today.
Predecessor school: Penwortham Primary School (closed October 2026)
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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
How Penwortham Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 282 | 0.1 miles |
| Whitefield Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 13.2% | 338 | 0.5 miles |
| Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham | 66% | 3.4% | 12.6% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| Howick Church Endowed Primary School | 80% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 103 | 0.9 miles |
| Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.4% | 19.5% | 204 | 1.1 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Preston
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Whitefield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham0.7 miles
Primary · Preston
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Howick Church Endowed Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Preston
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Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School1.1 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
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 November 2026.