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St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham

Primary · Preston · PR3 5DY

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At a glance

135 pupils · 100% of 126 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
5.9% of pupils
Website
http://www.st-mary-st-andrews.lancs.sch.uk
URN
151561

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.94 first-choice applications per place

18 places offered · 17 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£2,579
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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