Station Lane, Barton, Preston, Lancashire PR3 5DY
10 reasons to choose St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton
Top line
St Mary and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, Barton has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Preston and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
St Mary and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, Barton is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 11 members of Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, Barton has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, Barton achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton
St Pius X Preparatory School (3.1 miles); Highfield Priory School (5.1 miles); Ashbridge Preparatory School (7.9 miles).
Abrar Academy (4 miles); Kirkham Grammar School (8.7 miles); Westholme School (13.1 miles).
Broughton High School (1.3 miles); Archbishop Temple School, A Church of England Specialist College (3.5 miles); Our Lady’s Catholic High School (3.7 miles).