St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston

 

Contact Details

Address:
 St Ignatius Square
 Preston
 Lancashire PR1 1TT
Telephone: 01772 555252

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2025
History: This school arose from St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School
Trust: Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Luena Archibald (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Christopher Hough
Sex: Mixed
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 26.0% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 85.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 78.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.6km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: Preston
Electoral Ward: St Matthew's
School Number: 8883647

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 25th May 2022 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Stoneygate Nursery School (0.7km) show on map
  2. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.7km) show on map
  3. Preston Muslim Girls High School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Moor Park High School and Sixth Form (0.8km) show on map
  5. Abrar Academy (0.8km) show on map
  6. Deepdale Community Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Eden Boys' School, Preston (0.9km) show on map
  8. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.9km) show on map
  9. Cardinal Newman College (0.9km) show on map
  10. Imam Muhammad Zakariya School (1.0km) show on map
  11. Acorns Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  12. Lancaster University School of Mathematics (1.2km) show on map
  13. Larches High School (1.2km) show on map
  14. Eldon Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  15. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston (1.3km) show on map
  16. Frenchwood Community Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  17. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston (1.4km) show on map
  18. St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  19. Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  20. Christ The King Catholic High School (1.6km) show on map
  21. St Stephen's CofE School (1.6km) show on map
  22. Moorbrook School (1.6km) show on map
  23. Ribbleton Avenue Infant School (1.6km) show on map
  24. The Roebuck School (1.7km) show on map
  25. Kennington Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  26. The Olive School, Preston (1.8km) show on map
  27. Holme Slack Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  28. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston (1.9km) show on map
  29. Cedar Lodge School (2.0km) show on map
  30. Fishwick Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  31. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston (2.1km) show on map
  32. Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (2.1km) show on map
  33. Preston College (2.3km) show on map
  34. St Pius X Preparatory School (2.3km) show on map
  35. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  36. Fulwood and Cadley Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  37. Walton-le-Dale, St Leonard's Church of Englan... (2.5km) show on map
  38. Corpus Christi Catholic High School (2.5km) show on map
  39. Our Lady's Catholic High School (2.6km) show on map
  40. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston (2.6km) show on map
  41. Preston Greenlands Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  42. Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Prim... (2.6km) show on map
  43. Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of Englan... (2.7km) show on map
  44. Queen's Drive Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  45. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, W... (2.8km) show on map
  46. The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School... (2.8km) show on map
  47. Penwortham Girls' High School (2.8km) show on map
  48. New Focus Education (2.8km) show on map
  49. Longsands Community Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  50. Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and ... (2.9km) show on map
  51. Fulwood Academy (3.0km) show on map
  52. Moor Nook Community Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  53. Sir Tom Finney Community High School (3.0km) show on map
  54. Penwortham Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  55. St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Preston (3.1km) show on map
  56. Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Pe... (3.1km) show on map
  57. Lancashire Education Medical Services (3.1km) show on map
  58. Sherwood Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  59. Brookfield Community Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  60. Penwortham Priory Academy (3.2km) show on map
  61. St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston (3.3km) show on map
  62. Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  63. Ashton Community Science College (3.3km) show on map
  64. Highfield Priory School (3.4km) show on map
  65. Kingsfold Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  66. Preston Grange Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  67. Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary... (3.6km) show on map
  68. Whitefield Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  69. Ingol Community Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  70. Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, P... (3.7km) show on map
  71. Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  72. Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  73. Applebee Wood School (3.7km) show on map
  74. Royal Cross Primary School (3.8km) show on map
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  76. Lostock Hall Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  77. Lostock Hall Academy (3.9km) show on map
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  79. Harris Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  80. All Hallows Catholic High School (4.0km) show on map
  81. Ashton Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  82. The Ribble Autism School (4.0km) show on map
  83. Pool House Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  84. Walton-Le-Dale High School (4.1km) show on map
  85. Lea Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  86. Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School (4.2km) show on map
  87. St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Pr... (4.3km) show on map
  88. The Coppice School (4.4km) show on map
  89. Ashbridge Independent School (4.4km) show on map
  90. Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Pr... (4.5km) show on map
  91. Pioneer TEC (4.5km) show on map
  92. Howick Church Endowed Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  93. St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston (4.5km) show on map
  94. Cottam Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  95. Higher Walton Church of England Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  96. Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  97. Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge (4.9km) show on map
  98. Samlesbury Church of England School (5.1km) show on map
  99. Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary... (5.2km) show on map
  100. Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England P... (5.3km) show on map
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Associated Schools

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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