Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
257Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119528URN

Kepple Lane, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

78 applications for 30 places · 159th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

26 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; 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	30	78	2.6	41	1.37
Sep 2025	30	93	3.1	48	1.60
Sep 2024	30	89	3.0	36	1.20
Sep 2023	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	81	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2021	30	75	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	99	3.3	37	1.23
Sep 2019	29	71	2.5	28	0.97
Sep 2018	19	60	3.2	19	1.00
Sep 2017	18	62	3.4	17	0.94
Sep 2016	30	79	2.6	26	0.87
Sep 2015	27	59	2.2	24	0.89
Sep 2014	25	60	2.4	22	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 94% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%11th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	90%	16%	110	110
2023/24	86%	21%	109	112
2022/23	85%	21%	109	110

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 St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang
0.8 km · Lancashire

Good2021

3.7applications per place
Garstang Community Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Nateby Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

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

Some aspects not as strong2025

8.0applications per place
Scorton Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & Nursery
4.8 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119528 · 888/3526
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 257 on roll
Free school meals: 8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kepple Lane, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PB
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

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