Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
Garstang Road North, Wesham, Preston, PR4 3DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Panther
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 119553
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772682836
About this school
Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 124 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 19 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 37% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 58% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 58% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 37% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School compares
Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School ranked 183rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.6% | 26.5% | 124 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham | — | 4% | 25% | 100 | 0.3 miles |
| Kirkham and Wesham Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 29.2% | 187 | 0.4 miles |
| The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham | — | 3% | 7.1% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 26.8% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School | 79% | 4% | 10.9% | 152 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 13 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.47%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 6.62%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham0.3 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
-
The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Preston
-
Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School ranks 48th of the 106 ranked primary schools in Preston.
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Primary
- Ashton Primary School Primary
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabins Endowed School Primary
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Primary
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brookfield Community Primary School Primary
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Primary
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School teach?
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School is Mrs Claire Panther, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School?
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School full?
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 124 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School ranked 183rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.