St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang
Castle Lane, Preston, PR3 1RB
97 pupils · 55% of 175 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 3 November 2021, published 16 January 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.67 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 6 | 4 | 22 | 6 |
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
- Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Garstang Community Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Nateby Primary School 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School 3.9 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.