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Kirkham Pear Tree School

Community special school · Mixed · Lancashire

29 Station Road, Preston, PR4 2HA

Website 01772683609

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

91.2%

23.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

112

Capacity used

Over capacity

102%

110 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kate Walker
Address
29 Station Road, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2HA
Phone
01772683609
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Kirkham · Fylde
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119887

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals38%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support0%——
71% boys (80)29% girls (32)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

112 pupils · 110 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    22 June 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 89 pupils

Attendance

91.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

23.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

62%
20/21
31%
21/22
27%
22/23
24%
23/24
24%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort11—

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.