Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School

About Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School

Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School in Preston holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, with inspectors awarding Good across every category judged, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school was not given an overall effectiveness grade in that inspection, but the consistency of its Good ratings tells a clear story. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: 80% of pupils achieved it, which is well above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%. That places the school 5th out of 45 primary schools in Preston and in the top 25% nationally. In maths specifically, pupils scored an average of 109, and 90% met the expected standard, while 50% reached the higher standard. Reading and writing also performed strongly, with 80% and 85% hitting the expected mark respectively.

The school's previous inspection in 2019 also rated it Good overall, with leadership and management and overall effectiveness both scoring 2, and early years provision at the same level. This consistency suggests stable leadership under headteacher Catherine Seagrave. At Key Stage 2, 10% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, and individual subject higher scores ranged from 20% in writing to 50% in maths. The school has a capacity of 140 pupils and is full, with exactly 140 on roll. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 98% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 98% felt their child is safe. The Parent View survey, based on 47 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, also showed 89% would recommend the school to other parents.

Lea Neeld's is a Church of England primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, and it is heavily oversubscribed. For the 2025/26 intake, there were 111 applications for just 20 places, with 30 first-preference applications and 20 offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 5.55 to one. The school offers a Forest School, library, ICT suite, chapel and dining hall, plus clubs including drama, gardening, art and science. Sports provision covers cross country, football, dance and rounders. SEND support is available for a range of needs including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health challenges. However, the Parent View data shows some division on SEND support: 70% agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, but 20% strongly disagreed. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a small, full primary with a Christian character, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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