St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lancashire, North West.
Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 104 pupils.
Ofsted Report Card
Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 4 Mar 2026
Met
Evaluation areas
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Previous Ofsted Rating
Subject Areas (previous framework)
Leadership &management
Good
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 0%
- Reading score
- 106
- Maths score
- 103
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 104
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 22 September 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2012 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
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.
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Nearby Primary Schools
Other primary schools within about 4 miles of Lancashire.
Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · 1.3 mi
Barnacre Road Primary School
Lancashire · 1.8 mi
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School
Lancashire · 1.9 mi
Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School
Lancashire · 2.0 mi
Longridge Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · 2.2 mi
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
Lancashire · 2.8 mi
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · 3.0 mi
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · 3.4 mi