Community school · Lancashire

Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School

4–11Ages
491Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119347URN

Langridge Way, Westgate, Westgate Primary School, Morecambe, LA4 4XF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

95 applications for 44 places · 278th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

21 May 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
19 January 2023
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

95 applications · 44 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	44	95	2.2	39	0.89
Sep 2025	53	122	2.3	52	0.98
Sep 2024	62	122	2.0	62	1.00
Sep 2023	77	149	1.9	70	0.91
Sep 2022	78	151	1.9	64	0.82
Sep 2021	67	126	1.9	64	0.96
Sep 2020	90	165	1.8	85	0.94
Sep 2019	90	172	1.9	96	1.07
Sep 2018	90	177	2.0	79	0.88
Sep 2017	88	175	2.0	80	0.91
Sep 2016	90	200	2.2	98	1.09
Sep 2015	88	172	2.0	69	0.78
Sep 2014	89	179	2.0	75	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 63% · Maths 73% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%310th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	53%	5%	105	103
2023/24	49%	3%	102	102
2022/23	51%	1%	102	102

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 and Heysham Westgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2022

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

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.5applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe
1.5 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

2.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 70%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: 119347 · 888/2827
Capacity: 630 pupils · 491 on roll
Free school meals: 41.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Langridge Way, Westgate, Westgate Primary School, Morecambe, LA4 4XF
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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