SCHOOL PROFILE

Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 119553
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

3 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

13 June 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 1 August 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lancashire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 124 124 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 62 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 62 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.8%
5.0 pts above England
School 29.8%
Fylde 17.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.7%
10.6 pts below England
School 9.7%
Fylde 5.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Fylde 0.1%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.4%
96
Any other White background
9.7%
12
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
5
African
2.4%
3
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
3
Any other Black background
1.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.4% 24 of 124 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.4%
Fylde 18.2%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.5% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts below
EHC plans 8.9% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Multi-sensory impairment 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Fylde 64.2%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Fylde 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Fylde 77.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Fylde 76.1%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.40 pts higher than England
School 6.62%
Fylde 5.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.40%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.42 pts lower than England
School 14.40%
Fylde 12.11%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.20%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.40 pts higher than England
School 3.20%
Fylde 1.67%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

62.0% 26.2 pts below England
Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
62.0%
Fylde
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information