Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119565URN

Preston Road, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5SD · 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

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

60 applications for 29 places · 294th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

60 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.5; 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	29	60	2.1	28	0.97
Sep 2025	30	85	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2024	26	65	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2023	30	88	2.9	34	1.13
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	93	3.1	41	1.37
Sep 2020	30	71	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	74	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2018	30	86	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2017	27	67	2.5	27	1.00
Sep 2016	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	89	3.0	42	1.40
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%69th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	7%	109	108
2023/24	72%	17%	109	107
2022/23	67%	10%	106	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

Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston
2.2 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.6applications per place
Preston Grange Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Community Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Moor Nook Community Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Longsands Community Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

2025

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston
3.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
3.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119565 · 888/3580
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 6.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Preston Road, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5SD
Local authority: Lancashire · Preston

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