The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham
Primary school in Preston, Lancashire. School remains Outstanding (Jan 2022).
Latest inspection: ungraded
Inspected 12 January 2022, report published 6 March 2022.
This inspection was given to The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
School remains Outstanding
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. The full inspection it refers to was before September 2019, so it isn’t in Ofsted’s current data. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around January 2026
The last inspection was in January 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.1 milesKirkham and Wesham Primary School
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.5 milesMedlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 2 needs attention
- 0.6 milesKirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- 0.7 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Medlar-with-Wesham
Good (Feb 2024)
- 1.4 milesRibby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.