St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang
Primary school in Preston, Lancashire. Good (Nov 2021).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 3 November 2021, report published 16 January 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to St Mary and Michael Catholic Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2025
The last inspection was in November 2021. 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
- 0.5 milesGarstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Nov 2024)
- 0.6 milesGarstang Community Primary School
Good (Mar 2023)
- 1.4 milesKirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Good (Sep 2023)
- 1.9 milesNateby Primary School
Good (Jan 2023)
- 2.4 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock
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.