Best Schools in Morecambe

How many schools are there in Morecambe?

Morecambe has 18 open schools: 15 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Morecambe are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Morecambe was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 18 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.

Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Morecambe get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Morecambe with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Morecambe Bay Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.7 and 30% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Bay Leadership Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 37 and 31% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Morecambe Road School, with an Attainment 8 score of 1.1 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Morecambe Bay AcademyBay Leadership AcademyMorecambe Road School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Morecambe have the best SATs results?

Of the 15 primary schools in Morecambe with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Mossgate Primary School (93% in reading, 90% in maths); Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School (84% in reading, 87% in maths); and Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School (85% in reading, 79% 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.

Mossgate Primary SchoolMorecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary SchoolHeysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Morecambe?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Morecambe have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Morecambe 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 Morecambe?

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.