Compare Carnforth Community Primary School and Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall and Castercliff Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Carnforth Community Primary School (Primary) in Carnforth; Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall (Primary) in Poulton-Le-Fylde; Castercliff Primary School (Primary) in Nelson — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Carnforth Community Primary School, Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall and Castercliff Primary School. They are primary phase and community school, voluntary controlled school and academy sponsor led type located around Carnforth, Lancashire, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire and Nelson, Lancashire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Carnforth Community Primary School), published Mar 2024. The lowest is 3 (Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall), published Jun 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Carnforth Community Primary School (Mar 2024). average roll around ≈ 200, combined total ≈ 650, typical FSM 30–35%, range 25–30%–40–45%; all within the PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST trust.
| Attribute |
Carnforth Community Primary School
LA5 9LQ
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Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
FY6 0HH
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Castercliff Primary School
BB9 8JJ
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|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Voluntary controlled school | Primary • Academy sponsor led |
| Location |
Carnforth Lancashire LA5 9LQ |
Poulton-Le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 0HH |
Nelson Lancashire BB9 8JJ |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 18 Mar 2024 | 3 14 Jun 2023 | 2 11 Jun 2018 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 121 | 210 | 420 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Lancashire (888) | Lancashire (888) | PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST |
| Website | www.carnforthprimary.lancs.sch.uk | www.carters.lancs.sch.uk | www.castercliffprimaryacademy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01524732435 | 01253810236 | 01282617627 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Carnforth
Lancashire
LA5 9LQ - Ofsted
- 2 18 Mar 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.carnforthprimary.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01524732435
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary controlled school
- Location
- Poulton-Le-Fylde
Lancashire
FY6 0HH - Ofsted
- 3 14 Jun 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.carters.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01253810236
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 8JJ - Ofsted
- 2 11 Jun 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
- Website
- www.castercliffprimaryacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01282617627
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