Community school · Lancashire

Garstang Community Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119300URN

Oak Road, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

63 applications for 25 places · 188th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

63 applications · 25 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	63	2.5	17	0.68
Sep 2025	28	71	2.5	15	0.54
Sep 2024	30	71	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2023	24	64	2.7	21	0.88
Sep 2022	30	83	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2021	29	71	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2020	29	79	2.7	25	0.86
Sep 2019	25	71	2.8	24	0.96
Sep 2018	19	63	3.3	19	1.00
Sep 2017	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2016	26	73	2.8	25	0.96
Sep 2015	23	62	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2014	30	73	2.4	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 84% · Maths 91% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%80th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	19%	106	107
2023/24	63%	22%	105	105
2022/23	68%	13%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Garstang Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2021

3.7applications per place
Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Nateby Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Some aspects not as strong2025

8.0applications per place
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Scorton Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
4.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Lancashire

2026

1.0applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119300 · 888/2530
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Oak Road, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1HT
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources