Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School
Hardhorn Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7SR
234 pupils · 96% of 245 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 8.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 18 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 | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“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 — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 23 | 85 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 24 | 96 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 122 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 35 | 30 | 114 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 36 | 38 | 126 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 43 | 138 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 35 | 43 | 134 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 36 | 135 | 35 |
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
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Carleton Green Community Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Boundary Primary School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 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.