The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham

Ofsted

●Outstanding (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 12 January 2022, published 6 March 2022. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Will my child get in?

Oversubscribed — 1.26 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

• ▲Kirkham and Wesham Primary School 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
• ▲Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
• ▲Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
• ▲St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
• –Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
• ▲Strike Lane Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.