Academy converter · Lancashire

Strike Lane Primary School

4–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151594URN

Strike Lane, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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60 applications for 22 places · 140th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

60 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2024 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288), the previous school.

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	22	60	2.7	20	0.91
Sep 2025 *	18	57	3.2	16	0.89
Sep 2024 *	25	61	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2023 *	19	52	2.7	14	0.74
Sep 2022 *	19	48	2.5	16	0.84
Sep 2021 *	19	50	2.6	17	0.89
Sep 2020 *	16	47	2.9	14	0.88
Sep 2019 *	25	70	2.8	24	0.96
Sep 2018 *	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2017 *	30	106	3.5	41	1.37
Sep 2016 *	30	73	2.4	22	0.73
Sep 2015 *	30	78	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	30	77	2.6	37	1.23

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Strike Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place
Freckleton Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy
2.3 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham
2.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Outstanding2022

3.5applications per place
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School
2.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Medlar-with-Wesham Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Lancashire

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151594 · 888/2446
Trust: Endeavour Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2025
Replaced: Freckleton Strike Lane Primary School (URN 119288)
Address: Strike Lane, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1HR
Local authority: Lancashire · Fylde

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