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Morecambe Bay Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Cassandra Jones

location_onMorecambe, LA4 5JL

language Visit Website phone 1524401002

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

288

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Expected Standard

30%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Morecambe Bay Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Morecambe, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Morecambe Bay Community Primary School is a community school in Morecambe, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 292 pupils on roll, of whom 65% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #420 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,630 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 59%

Reading56% LA 73%

Writing50% LA 69%

Maths39% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading46% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing46% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.2

-4.8 to -0.7

-3.0

Write

LA 0.1

-4.9 to -1.0

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-6.1 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading46% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths49% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.2

-3.2 to 0.7

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 2.2

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 65%

Reading65% LA 76%

Writing60% LA 78%

Maths70% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 1.2

-1.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.5 to -0.1

0.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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12 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 July 2008

Inspection Report

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20 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-01

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-01-12

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.7%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 292 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	292	8	2.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	283	5	1.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	299	7	2.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	282	8	2.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	276	3	1.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	291	4	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	288	5	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	289	5	1.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	311	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	314	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	306	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	332	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	309	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	302	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	311	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	317	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	344	3	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	333	2	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	346	4	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	345	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	349	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	344	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils