Eldon Primary School

State-Funded School

eldon-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

PrestonConstituency

PR1 7YEPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Eldon Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 239 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

27%

Asian

41%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Pupils

239

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

67%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 239
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2024	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Inadequate
19 Oct 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.