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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 119276

Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School

Community school · Poulton-le-Fylde · FY6 8JB

Ages 5–11 · 203 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

0.73 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-09-21

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
178

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.73 · Often has places

1st preferences

19

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
71
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

203 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
90 / 113
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
203 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
19.2%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sharon Nicholson

Location

Address
Carr Head Lane
Postcode
FY6 8JB
Town
Poulton-le-Fylde
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Wyre
Constituency
Fylde
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, 203 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.2%.

Open schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
15
Primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
11
Academies among open schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
20% (3)
Open schools in FY6
16
Primary in FY6
11
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sharon Nicholson
Telephone
01253883558
Website
http://www.carrhead.lancs.sch.uk

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