Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Morecambe · LA3 3EZ · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS242%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM16.8%
- Demand0.79
1.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Urgent improvementURN 119543
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Lancaster · LA2 0AR
Ages 5–11 · 12 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Urgent improvement
Overall absence
3.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Urgent improvement
Inspection date
2026-03-03
Category of concern
Special measures
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- InclusionUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.0%
Unauthorised0.1%
- Authorised absence
- 3.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 8
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
1
Places offered
1
1st-preference offers
1
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 3
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 1
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
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 fill29%
12 pupils · 42 places
- Pupils on roll
- 12
- Boys / girls
- 6 / 6
- School capacity
- 42
- Capacity fill
- 12 / 42 (29%)
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
- FSM pupils
- 1
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rune Duncan
Location
- Address
- School Lane, Glasson Dock
- Postcode
- LA2 0AR
- Town
- Lancaster
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Lancaster, Lancashire, 12 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Lancaster · LA2 0JS · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS275%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM9.5%
- Demand1.00
2.5 miles away
Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Cockerham, Lancaster · LA2 0EF · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM9.2%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rune Duncan
- Telephone
- 01524751425