The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

FyldeConstituency

PR4 2BTPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 208 pupils. The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham is part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2015

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

208

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 208
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Dec 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.