Community school · Lancashire

Carnforth Community Primary School

4–11Ages
99Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119126URN

North Road, Carnforth, LA5 9LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

34 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

29%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	14	34	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2025	12	38	3.2	12	1.00
Sep 2024	9	29	3.2	8	0.89
Sep 2023	13	32	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2022	12	34	2.8	9	0.75
Sep 2021	9	27	3.0	9	1.00
Sep 2020	9	33	3.7	9	1.00
Sep 2019	12	36	3.0	11	0.92
Sep 2018	14	32	2.3	14	1.00
Sep 2017	14	39	2.8	14	1.00
Sep 2016	29	59	2.0	33	1.14
Sep 2015	30	83	2.8	48	1.60
Sep 2014	30	55	1.8	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 29% · Maths 50% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard29%422nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard29%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	29%	0%	104	102
2023/24	29%	0%	108	102
2022/23	58%	3%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Carnforth Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.1 km · Lancashire

2026

9.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth
0.4 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Nether Kellet Community Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Yealand Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Lancashire

2026

3.0applications per place
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Lancashire

2026

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119126 · 888/2014
Capacity: 121 pupils · 99 on roll
Free school meals: 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: North Road, Carnforth, LA5 9LQ
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources