Kirkham and Wesham Primary SchoolKirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.

Summary of the comparison

Kirkham and Wesham Primary School and Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Preston.

  • Kirkham and Wesham Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kirkham and Wesham Primary School was judged Good and Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Kirkham and Wesham Primary School and 70.0% for Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kirkham and Wesham Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kirkham and Wesham Primary School versus Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonKirkham and Wesham Primary SchoolPrestonKirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking208th of 466 in Lancashire 82nd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll192 198
Capacity210 210
LocationPreston, PR4 2JP Preston, PR4 2SL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census192 198
Free school meals (ever 6)29.2% 26.8%
English as an additional language16.1% 6.6%
SEN support18.8% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.6% 4.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Kirkham and Wesham Primary School

Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Kirkham and Wesham Primary School · Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School