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The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Victoria Road, Kirkham, Preston PR4 2BT · willows.lancs.sch.uk · 01772 684371
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 50 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119626)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 January 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119626)
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 119626), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119626)
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 119626)