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The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham

Voluntary aided school · Preston · PR4 2BT

Ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · Lancashire

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

3.6%

Admissions demand

1.67 · Competitive

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
181

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.67 · Competitive

1st preferences

50

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
118 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
8.6%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Lancaster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Sharon Barnett

Location

Address
Victoria Road, Kirkham
Postcode
PR4 2BT
Town
Preston
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Fylde
Constituency
Fylde
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Preston, Lancashire, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Lancaster.

Open schools in Preston
180
Primary schools in Preston
125
Academies among open schools in Preston
21% (38)
Open schools in PR4
39
Primary in PR4
29
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sharon Barnett

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