Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119557URN

Bispham Road, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7PE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

75 applications for 30 places · 191st of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 October 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

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

75 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.1; 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	30	75	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	71	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	78	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	73	2.4	27	0.90
Sep 2022	22	54	2.5	22	1.00
Sep 2021	23	56	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2020	26	61	2.4	25	0.96
Sep 2019	30	75	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2018	27	61	2.3	23	0.85
Sep 2017	31	62	2.0	27	0.87
Sep 2016	28	58	2.1	18	0.64
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	23	0.77
Sep 2014	29	61	2.1	27	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%74th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	14%	108	108
2023/24	70%	13%	108	106
2022/23	57%	3%	104	106

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

Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Carleton Green Community Primary School
0.5 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Kincraig Primary School
1.1 km · Blackpool

2026

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2024
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
1.6 km · Blackpool

Not yet inspected
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Moor Park Primary School
1.7 km · Blackpool

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 52%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: 119557 · 888/3571
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bispham Road, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7PE
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

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