How many pupils attend St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston?

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston has 193 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston take?

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston located?

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston is located in Preston, PR1 1TT, Lancashire.

How do I apply to St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston?

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston have a religious character?

Yes — St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston?

When St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings of baptised Catholic children — Siblings of baptised Catholic children (a full half or step brother or sister and fostered and adopted children residing at the same address) at the school who will still be on the school roll at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic children in parish — Baptised Catholic Children resident in area of St John XXIII, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 27 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 21.2% of pupils at St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston are recorded as Asian Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Siblings of baptised Catholic children — Siblings of baptised Catholic children (a full half or step brother or sister and fostered and adopted children residing at the same address) at the school who will still be on the school roll at the time of admission
3Baptised Catholic children in parish — Baptised Catholic Children resident in area of St John XXIII
4Baptised Catholic children in another parish — Baptised Catholic Children resident in another Parish
5Other siblings — Other Siblings (a full half or step brother or sister and fostered and adopted children residing at the same address) of children at the school who will still be on the school roll at the time of admission
6Specific need — Children with a specific educational, medical, social or emotional need relevant to the school, provided that appropriate written evidence from a suitably qualified professional (e.g. doctor or social worker) is submitted with the application.
7Children of other faiths
8Other children

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

As required by law, all children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/EHCP naming the school are admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.