Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Morecambe, LA4 5QA
165 pupils · 79% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 39.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 36% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 16 | 51 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 21 | 58 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 71 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 57 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 16 | 43 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 14 | 48 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 13 | 49 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 15 | 64 | 18 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School 0.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe 0.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Lancaster Road Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Great Wood Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School 1.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- West End Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.