St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
Garstang Road North, Preston, PR4 3HA
100 pupils · 85% of 118 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 February 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 10 | 42 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 12 | 38 | 14 |
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
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Kirkham and Wesham Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham 1.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Treales Church of England Primary School 2.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School 3 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.