Primary school in Preston, Lancashire
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
Garstang Road North, Medlar-with-Wesham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 3HA
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- Places
- 118
- How full
- 85% full — 100 of 118 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 57 / 43
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 14%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 5%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Fylde 002E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Louise Freeman
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Medlar-with-Wesham
- Constituency
- Fylde
- URN
- 151087
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 67% | 0.3 mi |
| Kirkham and Wesham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 50% | 0.6 mi |
| The Willows Catholic Primary School, KirkhamAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 70% | 0.7 mi |
| Treales Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 57% | 1.7 mi |
| Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 79% | 1.9 mi |
| Strike Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 2.3 mi |
| Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 25% | 2.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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