Holme Slack Community Primary School
Community primary school in Preston (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
52%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
68%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
74%
same England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
61%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
91.4%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.1
▼ 1.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
53.8%
▲ 29pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
95%
199 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 30-06-2026.- Maintained by
- Lancashire (local council)
- Type of school
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 1 governor is listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Lancashire has 703 schools on the register, including 401 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula. The council also provides some central services.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff and owns the land and buildings.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, usually with parent, staff, council and community governors, is responsible for running the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.