OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
2 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
276
276 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
135
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
141
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.1 pts
above England
School
60.9%
Lancaster
25.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.7 pts
above England
School
21.0%
Lancaster
10.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lancaster
0.0%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.6%
206
Any other White background
8.7%
24
Any other Asian background
4.3%
12
Any other ethnic group
4.3%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
5
Pakistani
1.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
30.4%
84 of
276 pupils
9.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
30.0%
30.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Reading
17.8 pts below England
School
56.0%
Lancaster
70.5%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
Lancaster
65.4%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
39.0%
Maths
33.0 pts below England
School
39.0%
Lancaster
68.0%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.48 pts
higher than
England
School
9.69%
Lancaster
6.05%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.01 pts
higher than
England
School
28.82%
Lancaster
15.24%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.18%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.38 pts
higher than
England
School
2.18%
Lancaster
1.38%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.0%
8.2 pts
below England
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
80.0%
Lancaster
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.