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Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Church Road, Weeton, Preston PR4 3WD · weeton-st-michaels.lancs.sch.uk · 01253 836280

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
25%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
59
84% of 70 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
27.1%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 7 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 4 (Places 6)4September 2023: 5 (Places 10)5September 2024: 5 (Places 5)5September 2025: 9 (Places 9)9September 2026: 6 (Places 7)6Places 7
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026760.9100%
September 2025Sept 2025991100%
September 2024Sept 2024551100%
September 2023Sept 20231050.5100%
September 2022Sept 2022640.7100%

Results

In 2024/25, 25% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 33% (England 53%)33%2016/17: 43% (England 61%)43%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 14% (England 60%)14%2023/24: 43% (England 61%)43%2024/25: 25% (England 62%)25%England 62%

hidden: too few pupils to publish

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Sept 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Sept 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
19
38% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲95% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲98% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 53% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 11% who had a child bullied

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