Kirkham Pear Tree School
29 Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2HA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 119887
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772683609
About this school
Kirkham Pear Tree School is a community special school in Preston. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 112 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kirkham Pear Tree 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.71%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.76%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirkham Grammar School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Preston
-
Linton School1.0 miles
Special schools
-
Oakfield House School2.5 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Aurora Keyes Barn School2.5 miles
Special schools
-
Hope School4.1 miles
Independent schools · Preston
Other schools in Preston
- Acorns Primary School Special schools
- Applebee Wood School Academies
- Brook View School Special schools
- Cedar Lodge School Special schools
- Hillside Specialist School and College Special schools
- Larches High School Local authority maintained schools
- Moorbrook School Special schools
- New Focus Education Special schools
- Oakfield House School Special schools
- Pioneer TEC Special schools
- Progress School Special schools
- Royal Cross Primary School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Kirkham Pear Tree School teach?
- Kirkham Pear Tree School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirkham Pear Tree School?
- The headteacher of Kirkham Pear Tree School is Mrs Kate Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kirkham Pear Tree School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirkham Pear Tree 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 Kirkham Pear Tree School?
- Kirkham Pear Tree School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Kirkham Pear Tree School full?
- Kirkham Pear Tree School has capacity for 110 pupils and 112 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Kirkham Pear Tree School a faith school?
- No. Kirkham Pear Tree School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Kirkham Pear Tree School have?
- The schools register lists Kirkham Pear Tree School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Kirkham Pear Tree School's absence rate?
- Kirkham Pear Tree School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirkham Pear Tree School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkham Pear Tree 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.