Primary
Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Kepple Lane, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PB
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 257 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.6
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 19.4
- Pupils per adult
- 12.1
- Pupils
- 235
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
90%
27 points above the Preston average (63% across 104 schools)
110.0
4.6 above the Preston average (105.4 across 104 schools)
3rd of 105 by our score, among the primary schools in Preston we can score - 124 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 110 |
| Average reading score | 110 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 90% |
| Working at a higher standard | 16% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 85% |
| 23/24 | 86% |
| 24/25 | 90% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 110.0 |
| 23/24 | 112.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
Kepple Lane, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jim Blakely
- Address
- Kepple Lane, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PB
- Telephone
- 01995603454
Other primary schools nearby
- St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, GarstangNot enough data
- Garstang Community Primary School7.2/10
- Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School6.1/10
- Nateby Primary School6.9/10
- Winmarleigh Church of England Primary SchoolNot enough data
- Scorton Church of England Primary School6.9/10