Report card · inspected Mar 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 24 March 2026Report card · 6 Expected standard
- 1 December 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry3 applications · 3 places offered · 3 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2015 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 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 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2024 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sep 2015 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 97 | 93 |
| 2022/23 |
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
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.0applications per place
- 4.3 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20253.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · LancashireGood20213.7applications per place
- 4.7 km · LancashireGood20232.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · LancashireRemains Good20242.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 5.4 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- 6.4 km · LancashireGood20232.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · LancashireSome aspects not as strong20258.0applications per place
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 119518 · 888/3515
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 60 pupils · 39 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Calder Vale, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1SR
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Wyre
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources