Community school · Lancashire

Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School

5–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119276URN

Carr Head Lane, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

71 applications for 31 places · 249th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 7 July 2026Published 24 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

7 July 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
6 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

71 applications · 31 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 3.0; 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	31	71	2.3	24	0.77
Sep 2025	30	84	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2024	27	71	2.6	19	0.70
Sep 2023	30	79	2.6	18	0.60
Sep 2022	30	65	2.2	23	0.77
Sep 2021	27	63	2.3	22	0.81
Sep 2020	24	69	2.9	18	0.75
Sep 2019	29	68	2.3	26	0.90
Sep 2018	21	65	3.1	14	0.67
Sep 2017	30	90	3.0	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	91	3.0	40	1.33
Sep 2015	33	80	2.4	21	0.64
Sep 2014	34	102	3.0	29	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 78% · Maths 67% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%348th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	48%	19%	103	103
2023/24	69%	16%	107	106
2022/23	80%	10%	107	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

Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde
1.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
2.0 km · Blackpool

Not yet inspected
Carleton Green Community Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Boundary Primary School
2.5 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · improving2022

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 71%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: 119276 · 888/2396
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Carr Head Lane, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8JB
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources