Community school · Lancashire

Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School

3–11Ages
321Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119272URN

Combermere Road, Higher Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

81 applications for 45 places · 334th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%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 · 4 May 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

4 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

81 applications · 45 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.4; 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	45	81	1.8	36	0.80
Sep 2025	38	82	2.2	32	0.84
Sep 2024	39	96	2.5	34	0.87
Sep 2023	39	90	2.3	31	0.79
Sep 2022	42	94	2.2	34	0.81
Sep 2021	44	117	2.7	50	1.14
Sep 2020	45	137	3.0	59	1.31
Sep 2019	46	129	2.8	59	1.28
Sep 2018	46	132	2.9	69	1.50
Sep 2017	60	127	2.1	51	0.85
Sep 2016	62	92	1.5	32	0.52
Sep 2015	45	86	1.9	45	1.00
Sep 2014	45	61	1.4	33	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 70% · Maths 54% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%386th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

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	41%	2%	102	101
2023/24	59%	2%	103	103
2022/23	57%	6%	105	105

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

Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 76%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
Mossgate Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

4.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
2.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
West End Primary School
3.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

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

2026

2.5applications per place 30%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: 119272 · 888/2368
Capacity: 345 pupils · 321 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Combermere Road, Higher Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2ST
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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