Best Schools in Fleetwood

How many schools are there in Fleetwood?

Fleetwood has 10 open schools: 7 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Fleetwood are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Fleetwood was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Shakespeare Primary School. Counting Good as well, 86% of the 7 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Shakespeare Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Fleetwood get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Fleetwood with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood, with an Attainment 8 score of 46 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Fleetwood High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 37 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodFleetwood High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Fleetwood have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Fleetwood with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Shakespeare Primary School (80% in reading, 88% in maths); Larkholme Primary School (76% in reading, 73% in maths); and Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School (48% in reading, 60% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Shakespeare Primary SchoolLarkholme Primary SchoolFleetwood Flakefleet Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Fleetwood?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Fleetwood selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Fleetwood have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Fleetwood have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Fleetwood?

Apply to Lancashire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.