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Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Victoria Bould

location_onMorecambe, LA4 5QA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

149

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Expected Standard

36%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Morecambe, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Morecambe, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 155 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #419 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,629 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 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 59%

Reading57% LA 73%

Writing57% LA 69%

Maths43% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths45% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths46% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 1.9

2.8

Write

LA 0.1

0.3 to 5.3

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.8 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.2

-4.8 to 0.1

-3.0

Write

LA 0.1

-5.2 to -0.7

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.0 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 65%

Reading60% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 78%

Maths47% LA 75%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA 0.1

-6.1 to -1.7

-1.9

Write

LA 0.1

-4 to 0.2

-5.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-7.4 to -3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 December 2021

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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05 April 2016

Inspection Report

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15 May 2014

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2014

Inspection Report

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10 March 2011

Inspection Report

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24 January 2008

Inspection Report

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03 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-12-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-04-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-09

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 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 155 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	155	1	0.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	156	3	1.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	158	2	1.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	153	5	3.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	155	2	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	149	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	173	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	174	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	179	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	193	4	2.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	200	7	3.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	182	3	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	181	1	0.6%	0.5%	0

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils