Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Preston, Lancashire
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school).
Key facts
- Address
- Liverpool Old Road, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 5JQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 81 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils attend well, are safe, happy and feel cared for in this nurturing school environment.”
- “They benefit from loving relationships with staff and appreciate the school’s warm, supportive atmosphere.”
- “They are kind to each other, and it is very rare for them to experience any forms of bullying or unkindness.”
To improve
- “Since the previous inspection, leaders have not sufficiently ensured that all pupils receive a consistently high-quality education across the full breadth of the curriculum.”
- “While pupils regularly attain the expected standard in national end of key stage assessments, they do not achieve as well in other subjects, and some do not reach their full potential.”
- “This is primarily due to inconsistencies in how subjects are designed and delivered, including in the early years.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Tarleton Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- Little Hoole Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Longton Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding