Forton Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Headteacher · Mrs Lorna Boase
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Key facts
Pupils104Capacity 105
OfstedGoodInspected 11 October 2022
Free school meals14.4%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 11 October 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LancashireApplications for September 2026
All 12 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered12
Applications37
First choice12
First-choice offers12
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School1.4 mi
- Scorton Church of England Primary School1.8 mi
- Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School2.1 mi
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School2.4 mi
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School2.6 mi