Forton Primary SchoolDolphinholme Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Forton Primary School and Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Forton Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Forton Primary School was judged Good and Dolphinholme 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 75.0% for Forton Primary School and 85.0% for Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Forton Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Forton Primary School versus Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonForton Primary SchoolLancasterDolphinholme Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking61st of 466 in Lancashire 20th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll96 78
Capacity105 98
LocationPreston, PR3 0AS Lancaster, LA2 9AN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% 85.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 111.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census96 78
Free school meals (ever 6)22.4% 6.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 5.1%
SEN support14.6% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 5.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.6% 9.9% 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.

Forton Primary School

Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School

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