Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/MethodistReligious character
131309URN

Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMar 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

69 applications for 30 places · 247th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMar 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

23 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
8 March 2016
Graded inspection: 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

69 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	69	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2025	30	63	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2024	27	58	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2023	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	58	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2020	25	66	2.6	23	0.92
Sep 2019	30	66	2.2	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	73	2.4	39	1.30
Sep 2017	25	55	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2016	23	43	1.9	21	0.91
Sep 2015	30	65	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2014	28	59	2.1	28	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 84% · Maths 91% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%62nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	78%	13%	108	107
2023/24	82%	12%	107	107
2022/23	88%	19%	109	109

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

Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

5.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Primary School
3.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

5.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Leyland St James Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
4.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley
4.4 km · Lancashire

2026

45%met the SATs standard
Rufford CofE School
4.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131309 · 888/3343
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 1997
Address: Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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