Kennington Primary School

Primary school in Preston, Lancashire. Good (Jul 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 16 July 2024, report published 12 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around July 2028

The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

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0.5 milesSt Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston
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Good (Jan 2023)
0.6 milesHolme Slack Community Primary School
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Report card, Jan 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
0.7 milesDeepdale Community Primary School
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Report card, Feb 2026: 7 expected
0.8 milesEldon Primary School
Primary, Preston, Lancashire
Report card, Jul 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.