Samlesbury Church of England School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

Potters Lane, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0UE

Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Sutton & Mrs Louise QuayleSchool website ↗Pupils: 65 (capacity: 70)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 73%·Maths 82%All three 73%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
10
How many families wanted this school first?
12
How many got their first choice?
10of 12 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
19

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
0.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
33 girls, 32 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 89% (2015/16), currently 73%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1689.0%22.0%+2.1+3.1+2.1
2016/1770.0%30.0%+1.8+3.4+4.2
2017/1888.0%38.0%+6.8+6.0+8.9
2018/1989.0%11.0%+0.3+2.5+0.1
2022/2370.0%10.0%-1.7-0.3-2.7
2023/2473.0%9.0%---
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