Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119539URN

Lancaster Road, Overton, Morecambe, LA3 3EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

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

36 applications for 19 places · 326th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

2 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 September 2013
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

36 applications · 19 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.0; 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	19	36	1.9	15	0.79
Sep 2025	25	50	2.0	26	1.04
Sep 2024	14	38	2.7	11	0.79
Sep 2023	25	58	2.3	27	1.08
Sep 2022	25	52	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2021	21	55	2.6	20	0.95
Sep 2020	25	56	2.2	16	0.64
Sep 2019	25	52	2.1	19	0.76
Sep 2018	25	58	2.3	21	0.84
Sep 2017	25	62	2.5	21	0.84
Sep 2016	25	69	2.8	24	0.96
Sep 2015	25	62	2.5	26	1.04
Sep 2014	25	50	2.0	22	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 75% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%209th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	4%	105	104
2023/24	42%	0%	102	100
2022/23	52%	0%	108	103

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

Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Special measures 2026
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School
3.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
4.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Mossgate Primary School
4.3 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

4.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
4.6 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Willow Lane Community Primary School
4.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School
4.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119539 · 888/3538
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lancaster Road, Overton, Morecambe, LA3 3EZ
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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