Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School
Liverpool Old Road, Preston, PR4 5JQ
81 pupils · 68% of 119 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 16%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 19 March 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 | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 7 | 6 | 23 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 10 | 31 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 4 | 30 | 5 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 30 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 12 | 28 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 17 | 23 | 51 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 7 | 6 | 28 | 7 |
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
- Tarleton Community Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Little Hoole Primary School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School 2.7 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Longton Primary School 3.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.