Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to welcome you to Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Primary School. We are a close and caring school family, proudly serving Churchtown, Catterall, Kirkland and the surrounding Garstang area. Our relationship with the historic Parish Church of St Helen's strengthens the Christian foundation at the heart of our school."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 83% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 100% reading, 97% maths); St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang (1.4 miles); Nateby Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Garstang Community Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 91% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 1 (0.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 28 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Helens CEPS (outside), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

In 2024/25, Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.