Shakespeare Primary SchoolSt Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Fleetwood.
Summary of the comparison
Shakespeare Primary School and St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy are primary schools in Fleetwood.
Shakespeare Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Shakespeare Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Shakespeare Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Shakespeare Primary School and 18.0% for St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Shakespeare Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy (29.0% in 2022-23, 18.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FleetwoodShakespeare Primary School | FleetwoodSt Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 130th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 395th of 466 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 415 | 207 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 246 | |
| Location | Fleetwood, FY7 7LL | Fleetwood, FY7 7JY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 73.0% Stronger figure | 18.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 8.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 97.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 108.0 Stronger figure | 96.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 415 | 207 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.5% | 41.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| SEN support | 13.5% | 20.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.1% Stronger figure | 18.3% | 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.
Shakespeare Primary School
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy
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