Community school · Lancashire

Ansdell Primary School

4–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119146URN

Lansdowne Road, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

82 applications for 28 places · 104th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

2 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
23 January 2014
Graded inspection: 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 28 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 4.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

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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	28	82	2.9	24	0.86
Sep 2025	28	97	3.5	26	0.93
Sep 2024	24	84	3.5	24	1.00
Sep 2023	34	111	3.3	46	1.35
Sep 2022	35	103	2.9	34	0.97
Sep 2021	34	107	3.2	38	1.12
Sep 2020	35	130	3.7	40	1.14
Sep 2019	24	105	4.4	24	1.00
Sep 2018	26	105	4.0	23	0.88
Sep 2017	27	120	4.4	26	0.96
Sep 2016	33	136	4.1	38	1.15
Sep 2015	35	156	4.5	45	1.29
Sep 2014	36	146	4.1	43	1.19

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%69th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	17%	107	108
2023/24	60%	0%	104	105
2022/23	76%	3%	108	107

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

Ansdell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Clifton Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lytham Hall Park Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

2025

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2023
St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham
2.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024
Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119146 · 888/2042
Capacity: 230 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lansdowne Road, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4DR
Local authority: Lancashire · Fylde

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