Report card · inspected Jan 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 | Needs attention | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention | ||||
| Early years | Needs attention | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 20 January 2026Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
- 2 November 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 entry23 applications · 7 places offered · 6 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 5.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 1.9; 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 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2023 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2019 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2015 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 8 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2014 | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 15 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 85% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 80% 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 | 80% | 10% | 107 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 20% | 107 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 45% | 9% | 104 | 99 |
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
- Hoole St Michael CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · LancashireRemains Good20233.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · LancashireGood20235.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · LancashireSpecial measures Inadequate20232.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · LancashireRemains Outstanding20242.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 119570 · 888/3586
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 119 pupils · 81 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Liverpool Old Road, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 5JQ
- Local authority
- Lancashire · South Ribble
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources