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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 January 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding · as The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham, URN 119626
- 1 December 2015Graded inspection: Outstanding · as The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham, URN 119626
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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 entry107 applications · 31 places offered · 39 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2022 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2020 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2018 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2016 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school
- This school
- Lancashire median
Dashed bars: as The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham (URN 119626), the previous school.
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 | 31 | 107 | 3.5 | 39 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2024 * | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 50 | 1.67 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 77 | 2.6 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2018 * | 28 | 79 | 2.8 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 78 | 2.6 | 24 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 * | 28 | 85 | 3.0 | 47 | 1.68 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 63 | 2.3 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 * | 21 | 46 | 2.2 | 18 | 0.86 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, KirkhamThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20223.5applications per place
- 0.2 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Lancashire20261.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · LancashireRemains Good20242.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · LancashireGood20243.0applications per place
- 2.3 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20253.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · LancashireGood20222.7applications per place
- 3.4 km · LancashireRemains Good20222.4applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · Lancashire20269.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151086 · 888/3713
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 208 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 November 2024
- Replaced
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham (URN 119626)
- Address
- Victoria Road, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2BT
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Fylde
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources