OFSTED
3 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 April 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
14 June 2023
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
2 February 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
164
164 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
90
54.9% of pupils
Male pupils
74
45.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.2 pts
above England
School
28.0%
Wyre
24.8%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.1 pts
below England
School
1.2%
Wyre
2.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wyre
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.2%
143
Unclassified
7.3%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
3
Indian
1.2%
2
White and Asian
1.2%
2
Any other White background
0.6%
1
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
18.9%
31 of
164 pupils
1.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
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
46.0%
14.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Wyre
75.6%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Wyre
69.9%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
Wyre
72.9%
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
4.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.29 pts
lower than
England
School
4.93%
Wyre
5.80%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.95 pts
lower than
England
School
9.87%
Wyre
14.44%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
lower than
England
School
1.32%
Wyre
1.70%
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
78.1%
10.1 pts
below England
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
78.1%
Wyre
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.