Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
Garstang Road North, Preston, PR4 3DE
124 pupils · 62% of 200 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 16 | 26 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 13 | 33 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 15 | 37 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 11 | 28 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 17 | 40 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 15 | 34 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 28 | 57 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 30 | 48 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kirkham and Wesham Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham 0.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Treales Church of England Primary School 3.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.