Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Kirkham St Michael’s Church of England Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The focus on pupil well-being, safety, and happiness contributes significantly to the nurturing environment, allowing students to thrive both academically and socially. The curriculum is ambitious and designed to ensure all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve their best. Despite the overall positive assessment, there are some concerns related to curriculum assessment in certain subjects, which may impede some pupils from fully realizing their potential.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and confident in seeking support from staff.
• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Nurturing school environment with a focus on pupils' well-being.
• Ambitious and well-organized curriculum.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• Engagement in a variety of extracurricular activities.
• Well-behaved pupils who show respect and good manners.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, checks on learning do not adequately identify gaps in pupils' knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School had 25.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.6% of pupils at Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School received £6,801 and spent £6,968 for each of its 199 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £65,000 (£329 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School have?

Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School has 199 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School cover?

Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School is at School Lane, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 2SL.