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Schools in Preston

Preston has 124 primary schools and 23 secondary schools (in Lancashire), plus 30 special, nursery, sixth-form or other schools. Pick the age group you want: each list is ranked, shown on a map and compared with schools that have a similar mix of pupils elsewhere in England.

Primary schools (124)Secondary schools (23)Private schools (8)Other schools (30)
Primary schoolsAges 4 to 11
124

42 of 113 scored schools do better than similar schools elsewhere in England.

  1. The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham100
  2. Sherwood Primary School99
  3. Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School98
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Secondary schoolsAges 11 to 16 or 18
23

8 of 22 scored schools do better than similar schools elsewhere in England.

  1. Broughton High School95
  2. Preston Muslim Girls High School94
  3. Corpus Christi Catholic High School93
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Map of schools in Preston

Every school in the area. Use the filter to show one age group.

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Special, nursery, sixth-form and other schools (30)

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SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLow incomeOfstedScore
Abrar AcademyIndependent school11-2181–Not inspected–
Acorns Primary SchoolSpecial school2-119340%No overall grade 2025–
Applebee Wood SchoolSpecial school4-1617947%No overall grade 2024–
Ashbridge Independent SchoolIndependent school4-11127–Not inspected–
Brook View SchoolSpecial school8-1910–Not inspected–
Cardinal Newman CollegeCollege16-99––Not inspected–
Highfield Priory SchoolIndependent school2-11182–Not inspected–
Hillside Specialist School and CollegeSpecial school3-1911739%Good 2024–
Hope SchoolIndependent school11-183–Not inspected–
Imam Muhammad Zakariya SchoolIndependent school2-11136–Not inspected–
Kirkham Grammar SchoolIndependent school2-19670–Not inspected–
Kirkham Pear Tree SchoolSpecial school2-1911238%Outstanding 2023–
Lancaster University School of MathematicsSixth form / post-1616-191250%Not inspected–
Larches High SchoolPupil referral unit / alternative provision11-1610676%Good 2024–
Moorbrook SchoolSpecial school11-168463%No overall grade 2025–
Myerscough CollegeCollege16-99––Not inspected–
New Focus EducationSpecial school6-1617–Not inspected–
Oakfield House SchoolSpecial school4-1246–Not inspected–
Pioneer TECSpecial school11-184–Not inspected–
Preston CollegeCollege16-99––Not inspected–
Progress SchoolSpecial school7-1914–Not inspected–
Royal Cross Primary SchoolSpecial school4-113450%Not inspected–
Sir Tom Finney Community High SchoolSpecial school11-1925549%Good 2023–
Springfield House SchoolIndependent school11-186–Not inspected–
St Pius X Preparatory SchoolIndependent school2-11131–Not inspected–
Stoneygate Nursery SchoolNursery school2-4480%Not inspected–
The Coppice SchoolSpecial school2-196441%Good 2024–
The Ribble Autism SchoolSpecial school4-1110–Not inspected–
TRUST-Education Group LtdSpecial school11-16––Not inspected–
University of Central LancashireCollege––Not inspected–

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About this list

Primary and secondary schools have separate pages because they are measured on different things (SATs for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries) and compared with different sets of similar schools. Special schools, nurseries and sixth-form colleges don't fit either list, so they are listed here. How the score works.