St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
Preston · Lancashire
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About St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston is a primary academy in Preston, Lancashire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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.
St Ignatius' 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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School information
- Official name
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
- Address
- St Ignatius Square
- Postcode
- PR1 1TT
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Preston
- URN (official identifier)
- 151562
- Establishment number
- 3647
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 193
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 189
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Luena Archibald
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected as St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School on 25 May 2022, before it became St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston (Good)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.saint-ignatius.com
- Telephone
- 01772555252
- Date opened
- 1 May 2025
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
| 2025/26 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 193 | 176,206 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 23.8% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 18.1% | 14.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 6.7% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 75.6% | 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 Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School (URN 119610)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 17 Jul 2022
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School (URN 119610)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 11 Sept 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School (URN 119610)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Dec 2013
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School (URN 119610)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 10 Nov 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School (URN 119610)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Feb 2006
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 Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 15.3% | 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 Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £75,950 for 49 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 25.3% | 26.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £391 | £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.
School finances at St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 195 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Lancashire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £524,000 £2,687 per pupil | £7,343 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £436,000 £2,236 per pupil | £6,799 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £229,000 £1,174 per pupil · 52.5% | £3,033 · 44.6% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £95,000 £487 per pupil · 21.8% | £1,483 · 21.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £31,000 £159 per pupil · 7.1% | £230 · 3.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £23,000 £118 per pupil · 5.3% | £203 · 3.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £88,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £201,000 | ||
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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