The Roebuck School

State-Funded School

the-roebuck-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

PrestonConstituency

PR2 2BNPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Roebuck School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, 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 340 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 40%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

28%

Black

20%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

340

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

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: 340
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.