Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School

Fylde · PR4 3DE

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 124 pupils, 29.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Garstang Road North, Wesham, Preston, PR4 3DE – View on map
Phone: 01772682836
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Panther
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 16 families put it first for 17 places – 9 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 8 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

124 pupils out of 200 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 37
% eligible for free school meals: 29.8%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Fylde average)
English as an additional language: 10% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.8% a year (Fylde 12%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 31% moved to another school, 69% 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: 6.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.4%
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: 10.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Multi-sensory impairment: 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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2023). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 67% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Fylde average (69%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 57% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 57%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 74%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 103
Based on: 27 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 in line with the Fylde average (69%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 12th of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

=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%

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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%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,094 (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.

4th of 23 primary schools in Fylde for spending per pupil

#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

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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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