Primary school

Fishwick Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • PR1 4RH
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Dec 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,562 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 53%53% · 2018/192022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 77%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM53% · North West 63%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 21% · 14 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 50% · 14 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 67% · 9 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 33% · 16 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 44% · 16 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 53% · 15 pupils · North West 63%67%0%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 14 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 14 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 9 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 16 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 16 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 15 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 10 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 94 · 14 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 96 · 14 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 9 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 99 · 16 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 16 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 15 pupils · North West 10510294No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 95 · 10 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 99 · 14 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 99 · 14 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 9 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 16 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 16 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 100 · 15 pupils · North West 10510795No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.3%
17 of 22 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 77.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2217
2nd360
3rd240

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentRequires improvement
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2021Remains Good
  6. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026167
Free school meals (past 6 years)65.3%
First language not English33.5%
SEN support30.4%
EHC plan7.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils18.8%

Girls 49.4%Boys 50.6%

132.5% full · 126 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 12 responses (7.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 75% not applicable66.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 41.7% not applicable100% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development91.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.9
Pupils per adult6.3
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.3
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 25.9 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£12,509
Spend per pupil£12,155
Staff spend per pupil£8,797
Reserve per pupil£1,042
  • +£156,767revenue reserve
  • +£53,276in-year balance

Grants £11,962 · self-generated £547 · premises £725 per pupil