Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Preston, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 124 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Free school meals | 29.80% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Garstang Road North, Wesham, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 3DE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.weshamcofe.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01772682836 |
| URN | 119553 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 June 2023, published 1 August 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Kirkham and Wesham Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Treales Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Weeton St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
- Strike Lane Primary School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.