Kirkham and Wesham Primary School

Fylde · PR4 2JP

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 187 pupils, 31% FSM

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Kirkham and Wesham Primary School

General Information

Address: Nelson Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2JP – View on map
Phone: 01772682866
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jane Smethurst
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 17 families put it first for 27 places – 6 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 7 · 2025 9 · 2026 6
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

187 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 58
% eligible for free school meals: 31.0%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (more mixed than the Fylde average)
English as an additional language: 17% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.4% a year (Fylde 12%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 36% moved to another school, 64% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Lancashire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 9 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 3
Suspensions for bullying: 18 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Lancashire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 50% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 19 percentage points below the Fylde average (69%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 54% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 54%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 70% · Writing 60% · Maths 70% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 103
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolFylde averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 19 percentage points below the Fylde average (69%).

Year 6 SATs: 17th of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

#15Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School55%
#16Clifton Primary School53%
#17Kirkham and Wesham Primary School50%
#18Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School25%
#19Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy15%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Freckleton Church of England Primary School92%
#2Lytham Hall Park Primary School82%
#3Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School79%
#4Ansdell Primary School77%
#5Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School75%
#6Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School73%
=7Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School71%
=7Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School71%
=9Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School70%
=9Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School70%
=9St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School70%
=12Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School67%
=12Weeton Primary School67%
#14Treales Church of England Primary School57%
#15Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School55%
#16Clifton Primary School53%
#17Kirkham and Wesham Primary School50%
#18Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School25%
#19Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy15%

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8th of 19 primary schools in Fylde for Ofsted rating

#6Holy Family Catholic Primary School, WartonGood
#7Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Kirkham and Wesham Primary SchoolGood
#9Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#10Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2The Willows Catholic Primary School, KirkhamOutstanding
#3Ansdell Primary SchoolGood
#4Clifton Primary SchoolGood
#5Freckleton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Holy Family Catholic Primary School, WartonGood
#7Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#8Kirkham and Wesham Primary SchoolGood
#9Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#10Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#12St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-WeshamGood
#14St Peter's Catholic Primary School, LythamGood
#15Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#16Strike Lane Primary SchoolGood
#17Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#18Weeton Primary SchoolGood
#19Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,037 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

9th of 23 primary schools in Fylde for spending per pupil

#7Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School£7,506
#8Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School£7,434
#9Kirkham and Wesham Primary School£7,037
#10St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School£6,970
#11Ansdell Primary School£6,884

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£11,434
#2Treales Church of England Primary School£10,612
#3Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy£8,505
#4Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School£8,094
#5Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,720
#6Weeton Primary School£7,607
#7Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School£7,506
#8Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School£7,434
#9Kirkham and Wesham Primary School£7,037
#10St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School£6,970
#11Ansdell Primary School£6,884
#12Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School£6,809
#13Freckleton Church of England Primary School£6,667
#14Lytham Hall Park Primary School£6,644
#15Clifton Primary School£6,604
#16Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School£6,564
#17Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,554
#18Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,485
#19St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham£6,054
#20Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,742
#21Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton£5,396
#22The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham£4,905
#23Strike Lane Primary School£2,876

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