St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh

LancashireVoluntary aided school

The Hill, Horns Lane, Preston, PR3 2FJ

Headteacher: Miss Sarah DeakinSchool website ↗Pupils: 104 (capacity: 105)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
88%
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.
67.0%
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%.
13.0%
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 80%·Writing 87%·Maths 80%All three 67%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding27%
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?
15
How many families wanted this school first?
17
How many got their first choice?
15of 17 (88.2%)
How many applied in total?
51

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
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
50%girls·50%boys
52 girls, 52 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 90% (2017/18), currently 67%

* 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
2015/1627.0%0.0%-2.9+1.5-2.2
2016/1780.0%10.0%+1.5-1.4-0.1
2017/1890.0%20.0%+4.4-0.5-0.4
2018/1975.0%0.0%+1.1-4.5+2.8
2022/2367.0%0.0%-2.4-5.1-0.8
2023/2467.0%0.0%---
2024/2567.0%13.0%---
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