Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled schoolPrimaryAges 5–11MixedChurch of England
Larch Grove, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6GX
Headteacher · Mrs Leanne Finch
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Key facts
Pupils95Capacity 168
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 25 March 2025
Free school meals49.5%
Ofsted
Inspection on 25 March 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- 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 14 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered18
Applications40
First choice14
First-choice offers14
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
- St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 mi
- Cuerden Church School, Bamber Bridge0.5 mi
- Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School0.7 mi
- Higher Walton Church of England Primary School0.9 mi
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale1.0 mi