Best Schools in Poulton-le-Fylde

How many schools are there in Poulton-le-Fylde?

Poulton-le-Fylde has 15 open schools: 11 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Poulton-le-Fylde are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Poulton-le-Fylde were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School and Hambleton Primary Academy. Counting Good as well, 86% of the 14 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.

Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary SchoolHambleton Primary Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Poulton-le-Fylde with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hodgson Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.3 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Baines School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.4 and 47% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Saint Aidan's Church of England High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hodgson AcademyBaines SchoolSaint Aidan's Church of England High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School (94% in reading, 100% in maths); Hambleton Primary Academy (97% in reading, 91% in maths); and Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School (93% in reading, 93% 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.

Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary SchoolHambleton Primary AcademyCarleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Poulton-le-Fylde?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Poulton-le-Fylde have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Poulton-le-Fylde 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 Poulton-le-Fylde?

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.