Last week, the Post reported how a record rate of overcrowded schools nationally is being driven by increased demand for secondary places, according to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).
Whilst we revealed that six secondary schools from in and around Preston were over capacity in 2020-21, we also looked at the same Department for Education (DfE) data for primary schools, focusing purely on the Preston patch.
Overall, 19 primary schools within Preston alone were in excess of capacity, meaning 4871 pupils in the city attended primary schools that were overcrowded last year.
Meanwhile across Lancashire, 110 primary schools were over capacity, compared to 2785 nationally.
A school is in excess of capacity when the number of pupils enrolled is greater than its number of places.
See all the primary schools in Preston that were above full capacity, according to the most recent DfE figure, below:
9. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Deepdale
Number of school places: 206 Number of pupils on roll: 210 Percentage over capacity: 1.94% (4 pupils over) Photo: Neil Cross
10. Eldon Primary School, Preston
Number of school places: 203 Number of pupils on roll: 206 Percentage over capacity: 1.48% (3 pupils over) Photo: Google Maps
11. St Bernard's Catholic Primary School. Preston
Number of school places: 210 Number of pupils on roll: 213 Percentage over capacity: 1.43% (3 pupils over) Photo: Google Maps
12. Deepdale Community Primary School, Preston.
Number of school places: 611 Number of pupils on roll: 619 Percentage over capacity: 1.31% (8 pupils over) Photo: MA