OFSTED
21 February 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
157
157 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
81
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
76
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.9 pts
below England
School
15.9%
Fylde
17.3%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Fylde
5.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
80.9%
127
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
7
African
3.8%
6
Any other White background
3.2%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
3
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
16.6%
26 of
157 pupils
4.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
4.78%
Fylde
5.19%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.79 pts
lower than
England
School
8.03%
Fylde
12.11%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
0.73%
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
87.2%
1.0 pts
below England
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton
87.2%
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.