St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Preston · Lancashire

Primary Academy (converter)Part of MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 17 member schools: 16 primary schools, 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Lancashire. Regions: North West. — from the MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.

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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary academy in Preston, Lancashire, part of MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.

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Official name: St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Address: St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood
Postcode: PR2 3SQ
Country: England
Local authority: Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency: Preston
URN (official identifier): 151965
Establishment number: 3949
School status: Open
Education phase: Primary
Age range: 4–11 years
Gender intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 316; As of November 2026
Capacity: 315
School type: Academy (converter)
Governance: Academy
Academy trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Barnes
Ofsted inspection: Last inspected as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School on 21 May 2024, before it became St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston (Good)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website: www.st-anthonys.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772726621
Date opened: 1 Sep 2025

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston

2025/26	This school	Lancashire	England
Pupils	316	176,206	8,355,420
Eligible for free school meals	19.0%	25.6%	26.5%
SEN support	18.7%	14.0%	14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)	5.4%	5.8%	5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)	17.1%	14.9%	21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

5 published inspections for St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston, including inspections of the school it replaced.

21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 119698)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Good
Early years provision
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Safeguarding is effective
Yes
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Report published 27 Jun 2024
7 Mar 2023 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
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Inspected as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 119698)
Safeguarding is effective
Yes
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 11 May 2023
15 Jun 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
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Inspected as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Fulwood, Preston (URN 119698)
Is safeguarding effective
Yes
Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
Yes - improving (good)
Report published 11 Jul 2017
21 Mar 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Inspected as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Fulwood, Preston (URN 119698)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Outstanding
Report published 22 Apr 2013
27 Sept 2007 · Section 5 RTI
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Inspected as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Fulwood, Preston (URN 119698)
Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Early years provision
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 16 Oct 2007

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)	This school	Lancashire	England
Overall absence (sessions missed)	4.8%	5.1%	5.1%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)	12.1%	13.0%	13.2%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £82,150 for 53 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27	This school	Lancashire	England
Pupils eligible	16.7%	26.0%	27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll	£259	£347	£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston?

St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3SQ

01772726621

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Phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Pupils: 316
Trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Opened: 1 Sep 2025

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