Community school · Lancashire

West End Primary School

3–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119139URN

Chatsworth Road, Morecambe, LA3 1BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

81 applications for 29 places · 130th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 22 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 29 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; 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	29	81	2.8	23	0.79
Sep 2025	29	72	2.5	30	1.03
Sep 2024	28	69	2.5	28	1.00
Sep 2023	18	53	2.9	17	0.94
Sep 2022	21	48	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2021	13	47	3.6	13	1.00
Sep 2020	29	69	2.4	23	0.79
Sep 2019	30	61	2.0	13	0.43
Sep 2018	29	65	2.2	22	0.76
Sep 2017	17	47	2.8	13	0.76
Sep 2016	30	62	2.1	17	0.57
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	66	2.2	20	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 62% · Maths 66% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%321st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	52%	0%	102	101
2023/24	65%	8%	106	104
2022/23	47%	0%	104	103

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

West End Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
1.2 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Mossgate Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

4.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Requires improvement2024

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

2026

2.4applications per place 53%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: 119139 · 888/2029
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 49.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Chatsworth Road, Morecambe, LA3 1BW
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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