Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, PreesallPreesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Poulton-le-Fylde.

Summary of the comparison

Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall and Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde.

  • Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall was judged in need of attention and Preesall Fleetwood's Charity 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 46.0% for Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall and 50.0% for Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall (42.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall versus Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Poulton-le-FyldeCarter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, PreesallPoulton-le-FyldePreesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF34/100D51/100Stronger figure
Local ranking416th of 466 in Lancashire 295th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll174 147
Capacity210 141
LocationPoulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0HH Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 50.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 28.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census174 147
Free school meals (ever 6)27.0% 22.7%
English as an additional language1.1% 1.4%
SEN support15.5% 21.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.9% Stronger figure15.0% 15.8%

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.

Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall

Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall · Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School