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EnglandNorth WestFyldePR4 2JPKirkham and Wesham Primary School
Primary

Kirkham and Wesham Primary School

Primary

Fylde · Preston · PR4 2JP http://www.kirkhamwesham.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
192
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Kirkham and Wesham Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-16pp
70%59%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
18%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
60%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
192
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Nelson Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2JP
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%0%70%30%60%0%70%13%60%73%105.0103.0104.022%192
2023/2466%7%72%17%76%24%76%17%79%76%104.0104.0106.021%201
2022/2347%7%60%17%73%13%63%20%67%67%102.0103.0103.0-1.10+1.70+0.2023%208
2018/1964%18%75%39%82%21%82%36%89%86%106.0107.0107.0+1.30+0.40+1.6017%204
2017/1870%11%81%11%78%19%70%26%85%78%104.0103.0105.0-0.30+0.60-0.4017%205
2016/1763%4%79%25%75%8%79%13%92%83%104.0104.0107.0+0.20-0.60+0.8015%199

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519221.422%16%29%5%8%
2023/2420122.621%16%26%5%12%
2022/2320823.423%15%25%5%10%
2021/2220323.622%12%22%6%15%
2020/2119522.720%11%20%
2018/1920424.217%10%16%3%2%
2017/1820525.017%13%20%3%4%
2016/1719923.115%11%21%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.