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Lea Community Primary School

Preston, PR2 1PDPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
52%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
36 1st-choice / 49 places
Ranking
#10,225
of 13,686 nationally

About Lea Community Primary School

Lea Community Primary School sits within the Lancashire local authority, a large county with 480 primary schools. In the most recent rankings based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the school placed 313th within Lancashire, placing it in the bottom half of its local peers. For context, the highest-ranked local primary schools include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is The Olive School, Preston, located about 4 kilometres away. Lea Community Primary is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character. It has capacity for 300 pupils and currently enrols 266, with 35.1 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average. The school is led by headteacher Lynne Slater.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressGreavestown Lane, Preston, Preston, PR2 1PD
HeadteacherLynne Slater
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils266
Free School Meals (FSM)35.1%
School Capacity266 / 300 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 3 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
GymnasiumSensory RoomLibraryArt StudiosOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

FootballDanceCricketTennisCross Country

Clubs & Activities

ChessChoirGardeningCodingEco ClubScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Lea Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.