Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe

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

Summary of the comparison

Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe are primary schools in Morecambe.

  • Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 36.0% for Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School and 52.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (41.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MorecambePoulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolMorecambeSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, MorecambeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking283rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure394th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll155 164
Capacity210 210
LocationMorecambe, LA4 5QA Morecambe, LA4 5PS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard36.0% 52.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score96.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census155 164
Free school meals (ever 6)36.8% 37.2%
English as an additional language9.7% 13.4%
SEN support14.8% 27.4%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.9% Stronger figure19.2% 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.

Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe

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