Primary school in Preston, Lancashire
St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang
Castle Lane, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 1RB
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 November 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 97
- Places
- 175
- How full
- 55% full — 97 of 175 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 52 / 45
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wyre 006B, 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
- 42%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 81%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Luena Archibald
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Calder
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- URN
- 151563
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 90% | 0.5 mi |
| Garstang Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 75% | 0.6 mi |
| Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 65% | 1.4 mi |
| Nateby Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 77% | 1.9 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-BrockVoluntary aided school | No grade | 86% | 2.4 mi |
| Winmarleigh Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 2.4 mi |
| Scorton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 67% | 2.4 mi |
| Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 2.8 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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