Carnforth Community Primary School, Carnforth

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to be a community school and to serve our families and children. We provide our children with a high quality, inclusive education. Excellent teaching and learning form the basis of all our work delivered through a caring, creative ethos."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Carnforth Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Carnforth Community Primary School as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Carnforth Community Primary School are Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth (0.3 miles, 69% reading, 62% maths); Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 55% reading, 36% maths); and Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths).

Carnforth Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (26.3%) received SEN support and 20 (20.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Carnforth Community Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

Carnforth Community Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Carnforth Rail Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is New Street, 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 39 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109).

In 2024/25, Carnforth Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.