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St Michael’s-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School, Preston

Hall Lane, St Michael's-on-Wyre, Preston, Lancashire PR3 0UA

10 reasons to choose St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School

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St Michael’s-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Preston and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.

School fundamentals

St Michael’s-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.

Average class size

St Michael’s-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 25 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Michael’s-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 28% of schools.

The St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.

The Arts at St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.

Find another school near St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Kirkham Grammar Junior, Infant & Pre-School (6.1 miles); St Pius X Preparatory School (7.2 miles); Highfield Priory School (8.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston (1.8 miles); Kirkland and Catterall St Helen’s Church of England Primary School (2 miles); St Mary and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, Barton (4.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Kirkham Grammar School (8.9 miles); Rossall School (11.4 miles); AKS Lytham (14.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

Garstang Community Academy (4.4 miles); Hodgson Academy (7.1 miles); Broughton High School (8.7 miles).

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