Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston

General Information

Address: Lightfoot Lane, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3LP
Phone: 01772862305
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Karen Woods
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 216
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 8
% eligible for free school meals: 3.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 2.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 1.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 6.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Report card assessment - see full report 2026 report

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £5,693 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #45 of 48 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#43Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£5,781
#44Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School£5,719
#45Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston£5,693
#46St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston£5,616
#47St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham£2,579

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Fishwick Primary School£10,289
#2Moor Nook Community Primary School£8,532
#3Holme Slack Community Primary School£8,350
#4St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh£8,256
#5Pool House Community Primary School£8,134
#6Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery£8,058
#7Ingol Community Primary School£8,032
#8Lea Community Primary School£7,990
#9Brookfield Community Primary School£7,725
#10Preston Greenlands Community Primary School£7,629
#11Preston Grange Primary School£7,571
#12Ashton Primary School£7,339
#13Catforth Primary School£7,338
#14Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School£7,293
#15St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston£7,281
#16The Roebuck School£7,265
#17St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston£7,262
#18St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston£7,127
#19Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School£7,022
#20Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School£6,858
#21Eldon Primary School£6,684
#22St Stephen's CofE School£6,619
#23English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,590
#24The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,509
#25Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School£6,438
#26Frenchwood Community Primary School£6,414
#27Kennington Primary School£6,405
#28Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,371
#29Longsands Community Primary School£6,314
#30Sherwood Primary School£6,291
#31Deepdale Community Primary School£6,246
#32St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,241
#33Fulwood and Cadley Primary School£6,209
#34St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston£6,209
#35St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy£6,187
#36Queen's Drive Primary School£6,159
#37Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery£6,122
#38Harris Primary School£6,098
#39Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£5,944
#40Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School£5,913
#41Cottam Primary School£5,903
#42The Olive School, Preston£5,867
#43Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£5,781
#44Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School£5,719
#45Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston£5,693
#46St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston£5,616
#47St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham£2,579
#48St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston£2,236

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