SCHOOL PROFILE

Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School

Primary Community school URN 119284
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 January 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 2 March 2022
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 239 239 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 112 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 127 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.1%
18.3 pts above England
School 43.1%
Fylde 17.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.2%
6.1 pts below England
School 14.2%
Fylde 5.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Fylde 0.1%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.9%
179
Any other Mixed background
6.3%
15
Any other Asian background
4.6%
11
African
4.2%
10
Any other White background
2.5%
6
Traveller of Irish heritage
1.7%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.6% 54 of 239 pupils
1.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Fylde 18.2%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.7% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.9% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Moderate learning difficulty 15
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Physical disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Fylde 64.2%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Fylde 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Fylde 77.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Fylde 76.1%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.24 pts lower than England
School 3.98%
Fylde 5.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.64 pts lower than England
School 7.17%
Fylde 12.11%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.90%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.91 pts lower than England
School 0.90%
Fylde 1.67%
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

88.5% 0.3 pts above England
Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School
88.5%
Fylde
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information