St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang
Primary · Preston · PR3 1RB
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 3 November 2021
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97 pupils · 55% of 175 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils
- URN
- 151563
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.67 first-choice applications per place6 places offered · 4 first-choice applications · usually has places
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby schools
- Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
- Garstang Community Primary School
- Garstang Community Academy
- Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Nateby Primary School
- Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School
- Scorton Church of England Primary School
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School