Community school · Lancashire

Morecambe Bay Community Primary School

3–11Ages
276Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119135URN

Station Road, Morecambe, LA4 5JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

65 applications for 26 places · 191st of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
19 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.4; 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	26	65	2.5	25	0.96
Sep 2025	29	68	2.3	29	1.00
Sep 2024	40	94	2.4	40	1.00
Sep 2023	31	67	2.2	29	0.94
Sep 2022	32	76	2.4	29	0.91
Sep 2021	23	77	3.4	23	1.00
Sep 2020	29	86	3.0	29	1.00
Sep 2019	45	100	2.2	35	0.78
Sep 2018	45	100	2.2	49	1.09
Sep 2017	38	98	2.6	38	1.00
Sep 2016	44	116	2.6	45	1.02
Sep 2015	45	110	2.4	40	0.89
Sep 2014	45	107	2.4	41	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 50% · Maths 39% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%418th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard39%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard2%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	30%	0%	102	98
2023/24	35%	0%	102	98
2022/23	26%	0%	100	98

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

Morecambe Bay Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe
0.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Road Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
West End Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Great Wood Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%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: 119135 · 888/2025
Capacity: 345 pupils · 276 on roll
Free school meals: 60.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Station Road, Morecambe, LA4 5JL
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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