Preston Greenlands Community Primary School

Preston, PR2 6BB · Lancashire · primary school

Ofsted: Not judged · 2025 Mixed Primary
OfstedNot judged
Pupils191
FSM38.7%
KS2 expected53%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2025-03-13 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: Preston Greenlands Community Primary School provides a welcoming environment where pupils are proud to attend and arrive happy and ready to learn. They demonstrate good behaviour and attitudes, and their attendance is high. The school has a strong focus on personal development, with pupils benefiting from a range of trips and visits, and opportunities to take on roles and responsibilities.

Strengths:

  • Pupils are proud of their welcoming school and arrive happy and ready to learn.
  • Pupils are well behaved and demonstrate good manners, with the school's values of compassion and respect for others underpinning their conduct.
  • Pupils have positive attitudes to learning, which is successfully encouraged by staff who know them well.
  • The school ensures that pupils learn to respect the differences between people and appreciate the extra-curricular activities offered.
  • Staff appreciate the care and support that the school provides for their well-being and value the school's consideration of their workload.

Areas to improve:

  • A small number of pupils do not receive the support they need to become confident and fluent readers, which hinders their access to the full breadth of the curriculum.
  • Some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum, which hinders their ability to build successfully on what they already know.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Catchment / designated area

Lancashire's own term is 'Geographical Priority Area' (GPA) — a criterion for community/VC schools; academies/VA/foundation schools set their own arrangements.

Source: Lancashire admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2025-02-04)

Overall effectiveness
No overall grade — Ofsted paused single-headline judgements from September 2024
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good

What the entrance test covers

There is no shared Lancashire 11+ — each school sets its own exam, and formats/providers differ and have changed recently, so always check the school's own admissions page for the current year. As of the 2026 test round: - Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School — GL Assessment-style multiple-choice papers (maths, English, verbal reasoning). - Clitheroe Royal Grammar School — moved to FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) papers: Paper 1 English & maths multiple-choice, Paper 2 English & maths short written answers. - Lancaster Girls' Grammar School — FSCE papers. - Lancaster Royal Grammar School — GL Assessment-style papers (maths, English, verbal reasoning). Because providers differ, practice material for one Lancashire school may not match another's format — and a child applying to schools in both Clitheroe/Lancaster and the Bacup area may face two different exam styles.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Lancashire admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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