Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Preston

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.8km)Possible (~2.5km)Unlikely (~3.3km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Luke Smith
Pupils:59 / 70 capacity
LA:Lancashire
Phone:01253836280
Address:Church Road, Weeton, Preston, PR4 3WD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 24 September 2024View full report
URN:119561
UKPRN:10080222
Diocese:Diocese of Blackburn
Constituency:Fylde
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

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).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

27.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

19 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress90%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved95%
Bullying dealt with0%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns53%
Wider development95%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-36ppMaths-46ppWriting-7pp

Reading has declined from 86% to 50%. Maths has declined from 71% to 25%. Writing has declined from 57% to 50%.

Class Sizes

16.7

Avg class size

14.5

KS2

3

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Village Hall (by)
497m · 8 min walk
Kirkham Road (by)
546m · 9 min walk
Church Road (adj)
756m · 12 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

84%

Available places

59 pupils

70 capacity

11 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Preston

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,777
Projected new pupils:944

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Preston

Admissions Demand - Lancashire

Low demand0.77x oversubscription

Places available

15,664

Applications

12,136

Got 1st preference

93.0%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)

Inspection History(9)

24 September 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
22 November 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
22 September 2021

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.21202%

Overall absence

18.51852%

Persistent absence

54

Enrolments

Authorised3.63381%
Unauthorised1.57821%
Persistent (10%+)18.51852%
Severe (50%+)3.7037%

Absence trend

3.04114%
18/19
4.72079%
20/21
6.72216%
21/22
6.21016%
22/23
5.30844%
23/24
5.21202%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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