Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Kepple Lane
Garstang
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1PB
Phone 01995603454
Reference Number 119528

General Makeup

Number of pupils 255
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.84%
Girls: 52.16%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 14 16 30
3 10 20 30
4 19 13 32
5 13 17 30
6 16 13 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.6%
White, Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-01-14
Date Description Report
2024-11-26 School inspection School inspection
2023-10-17 School inspection School inspection
2018-07-17 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-05-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-07-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-02-28 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 85% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 21% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109 Unlock Unlock
Maths 110 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 4.2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 36 2
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Mary and Michael Catholic Primary School
Castle Lane, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1RB
0.48 miles
Garstang Community Primary School
Oak Road, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1HT
0.69 miles
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
The Green, Churchtown, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0HS
1.17 miles
Nateby Primary School
Longmoor Lane, Nateby, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0JH
1.4 miles
Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Winmarleigh, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0LA
2.22 miles
Scorton Church of England Primary School
Snow Hill Lane, Scorton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1AY
2.61 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
Smithy Lane, Claughton-on-Brock, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0PN
2.7 miles
St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, St Michael's-on-Wyre, St. Michael's-on-Wyre Ce Primary, St Michael's-on-Wyre, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0UA
2.97 miles
Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School
Calder Vale, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1SR
3.32 miles
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School
Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0RE
3.36 miles
Calder Lodge School
Oakenclough, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1UL
3.6 miles
Forton Primary School
School Lane, Forton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0AS
3.95 miles
Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School
Main Street, Cockerham, Cockerham Parochial C E Primary School, Cockerham, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 0EF
4.58 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston
St Mary's Road, Great Eccleston, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0ZJ
4.61 miles
Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Preston Road, Inskip, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 0TT
4.66 miles
Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School
Church Lane, Whitechapel, Whitechapel Primary School, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2EP
4.82 miles
St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
Garstang Road, Pilling, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 6AL
4.87 miles
Name Distance
Garstang Community Academy
Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1YE
0.88 miles
Myerscough College
St Michael's Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0RY
3.17 miles
Crookhey Hall School
Garstang Road, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0HA
4.04 miles
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