Garstang Community Primary School

Community school·Primary school Preston, Lancashire·PR3 1HT
Composite score
70.9
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#1,641
National rank
#194
In North West
#40
In Lancashire
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
17 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.68
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
63
any preference, for 25 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1320220.8820230.9320240.5420250.682026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Garstang Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
203
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,098
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Garstang Community Primary School

Garstang Community Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 203 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Garstang Community Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 24.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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