Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School, Leyland
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Leyland. It has a Church of England/Methodist religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 14 schools in Leyland with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2016)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School in detail
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 10am and an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lancashire
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% 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 (85% in reading, 88% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School are Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 95% maths); Eccleston Primary School (2 miles, Good, 94% reading, 97% maths); Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 93% maths); and Mawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths).
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEccleston Primary SchoolEccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolMawdesley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croston Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishop Rawsthorne Turning Circle (by), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist 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 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its March 2016 inspection - up from Good.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
10.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 94% to 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
31.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School.
- The Play StopAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lancashire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leyland
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leyland
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
18.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
210
Total Pupils
115
Boys
95
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
23.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,538
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,106
Per pupil
£1161k
Total funding
£27k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Questions parents ask about Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
What are SATs results like at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Of the pupils at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.
What is Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2016, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Classes at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School has around 210 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: The Play Stop (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School?
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School is at Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9HJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)