Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School at a glance

Located in Preston, Lancashire, Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 165 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 24 first choices for 21 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 24.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.