St Pius X Preparatory School
St Pius X Preparatory School is an independent school in Preston for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 131 pupils and room for 282.
200 Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8RD01772 719937stpiusx.co.ukMr Charlie Long 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
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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 | 131 | 126 | 115 | 127 | 126 | 115 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 4% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 10% | 10% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Temple Church of England High School | Church of England | 420 m | 891 | No overall grade 2025 | 67 | Compare |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 510 m | 813 | No overall grade 2025 | 93 | Compare |
| The Olive School, Preston | Free school | 530 m | 421 | Not inspected | 95 | Compare |
| Queen's Drive Primary School | Council | 600 m | 434 | No overall grade 2024 | 80 | Compare |
| Preston College | Further education | 670 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Moorbrook School | Council | 760 m | 84 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Fulwood Academy | Academy | 840 m | 973 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| Kennington Primary School | Council | 980 m | 246 | Good 2024 | 46 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Pius X Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Pius X Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does St Pius X Preparatory School have?
131 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 282 places, so it is 46% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 200 Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8RD
- Telephone
- 01772 719937
- Website
- www.stpiusx.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Charlie Long
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Sharoe Green
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 November 1957
- URN
- 119822 · LAESTAB 8886004 · UKPRN 10071115
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.