Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire

Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall

4–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119392URN

Pilling Lane, Preesall, 253 Pilling Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

28 applications for 15 places · 328th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%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 3 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

3 February 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
18 April 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 15 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.9; 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	15	28	1.9	14	0.93
Sep 2025	16	30	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2024	18	39	2.2	16	0.89
Sep 2023	19	33	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2022	28	40	1.4	26	0.93
Sep 2021	17	34	2.0	17	1.00
Sep 2020	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2019	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2018	26	39	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2017	26	40	1.5	27	1.04
Sep 2016	20	36	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2015	21	37	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2014	14	27	1.9	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 75% · Maths 57% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%359th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	46%	0%	103	101
2023/24	59%	3%	105	104
2022/23	42%	0%	98	99

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

Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, PreesallThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood
4.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.6applications per place
Stalmine Primary School
4.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School
4.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
4.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
Shakespeare Primary School
5.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy
5.4 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 18%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119392 · 888/3126
Capacity: 210 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Pilling Lane, Preesall, 253 Pilling Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0HH
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

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