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The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham

Victoria Road, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2BT

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 October 2024 and continues as The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham (URN 151086) (opened 1 November 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
77.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
209
Boys
118 (56%)
Girls
91 (44%)
Capacity
210 (100% full)

*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24

Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.3
Budget per Pupil
£5,804/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
3.6% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence
5.0% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24
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  • White British: 87.6%
  • White Other: 4.3%
  • Asian Indian: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • White Irish: 1.0%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.5%

87.6%

White British

4.3%

White Other

1.9%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Victoria Road

Preston, North West

Administrative

URN
119626
UKPRN
10072688
Establishment No.
3713

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