Black Bull Lane, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire PR2 3LA
10 reasons to choose Queen's Drive Primary School
Top line
Queen’s Drive Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Preston and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Queen’s Drive Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2013) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Queen’s Drive Primary School usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Queen’s Drive Primary School ranks in the top 11% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 27% of schools. Most pupils go on to Fulwood Academy, Broughton High School or Archbishop Temple High School at the end of Year 6.
The Queen's Drive Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for art, music and sport.
Sport at Queen's Drive Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Queen's Drive Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.15am to 5.50pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Queen's Drive Primary School
St Pius X Preparatory School (0.6 miles); Highfield Priory School (3.2 miles); Ashbridge Preparatory School (5 miles).
Abrar Academy (1.5 miles); Kirkham Grammar School (8.6 miles); Westholme School (11 miles).
Our Lady’s Catholic High School (0.7 miles); Archbishop Temple School, A Church of England Specialist College (1.1 miles); Broughton High School (2 miles).