Highfield Priory School
Highfield Priory School is an independent school in Preston for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 182 pupils and room for 271.
Fulwood Row, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 5RW01772 709624highfieldpriory.co.ukMr Jeremy Duke headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 182 | 191 | 176 | 207 | 213 | 215 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy | 200 m | 196 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Brookfield Community Primary School | Council | 360 m | 196 | Good 2022 | 61 | Compare |
| Preston Grange Primary School | Council | 610 m | 183 | Report card 2026 | 12 | Compare |
| Moor Nook Community Primary School | Council | 920 m | 187 | Good 2022 | 3 | Compare |
| Longsands Community Primary School | Council | 970 m | 213 | Report card 2025 | 32 | Compare |
| Preston Greenlands Community Primary School | Council | 1000 m | 191 | No overall grade 2025 | 19 | Compare |
| The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy | 0.7 miles | 393 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| Sir Tom Finney Community High School | Council | 0.7 miles | 255 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Highfield Priory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Highfield Priory School yet.
How many pupils does Highfield Priory School have?
182 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 271 places, so it is 67% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Fulwood Row, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 5RW
- Telephone
- 01772 709624
- Website
- www.highfieldpriory.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy Duke
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Brookfield
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 28 March 1958
- URN
- 119828 · LAESTAB 8886009 · UKPRN 10075225
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.