Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Preston
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Preston. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 105th-highest of the 106 schools in Preston with published results, and 14,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in detail
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "A small village school where every child is known by name, nurtured, and encouraged to flourish. Weeton St Michael's is a small village school where children grow up known, valued and part of something close. Being small is our greatest strength."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 25% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 86% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Weeton Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 89% maths); Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, 95% reading, 89% maths); Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, 81% reading, 78% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham (2.3 miles).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.
Weeton Primary SchoolRibby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary SchoolMedlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
What parents say
19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).
Who goes there
0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 16 pupils (27.1%) received SEN support and 4 (6.8%) 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 autism.
Staffing
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 1 suspension, 2 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; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to belong to this small school. Their well-being is central to the school's work. Pupils are kind and respectful. Older pupils model positive behaviour to children in the early years. They trust that staff keep them safe.
Since the previous inspection, pupils' learning has been transformed. The school has successfully strengthened the curriculum. Its expectations for pupils' achievement have risen. Pupils work hard in all year groups to rise to these aspirations. Across each year group, most pupils achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has taken resolute action to improve the quality of education on offer to pupils. Staff have designed and implemented an ambitious curriculum for all pupils. The school has carefully identified the knowledge pupils need to know and remember from the early years through to Year 6. Subject content has been broken down into small steps of learning. These steps have been carefully ordered so that pupils build on what has been taught before.
The school has developed staff's expertise across a range of curriculum areas. Staff select appropriate resources to inspire and motivate pupils to learn the content of the curriculum. This supports them to achieve well. Children get off to a good start straight away in the Reception Year. Staff prioritise the development of children's communication and language skills. For example, children learn to listen to stories and enjoy joining in with them.
From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its November 2022 inspection - down from Good.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
27.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
19 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 50% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 25% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 57% to 50% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
19.7
Avg class size
16.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Term dates
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
56 pupils
70 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Preston
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
33.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
59
Total Pupils
30
Boys
29
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
14.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,659
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,860
Per pupil
£505k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
18.5%
Persistent absence
54
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
What are SATs results like at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Of the pupils at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 50% reached the expected standard in reading and 25% did so in maths.
What is Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 70 places.
How big are the classes at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Classes at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School average 19.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has around 59 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 18.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.
How many road collisions happen near Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Church Road, Weeton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 3WD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)