Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Lancashire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Lancashire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 20 families put this school as their first choice, and 22 places were offered. 20 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• St Wilfrid's Schools Out Club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 14 March 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

199 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Salford

Phone

01772782394

Address

St Wilfrid's Terrace, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3WQ

Website

stwilfridsrcprimary.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports