Carnforth Community Primary SchoolBolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Carnforth.

Summary of the comparison

Carnforth Community Primary School and Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Carnforth.

  • Carnforth Community Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Carnforth Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Carnforth Community Primary School was judged Good and Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 29.0% for Carnforth Community Primary School and 59.0% for Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Carnforth Community Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 29.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Carnforth Community Primary School versus Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CarnforthCarnforth Community Primary SchoolCarnforthBolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking160th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure223rd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll82 296
Capacity121 315
LocationCarnforth, LA5 9LQ Carnforth, LA5 8DT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard29.0% 59.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census82 296
Free school meals (ever 6)25.6% 8.1%
English as an additional language7.3% 1.7%
SEN support36.6% 4.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.7% 4.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Carnforth Community Primary School

Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Carnforth Community Primary School · Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School