Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall, Poulton-Le-Fylde
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Carter's Charity provides a warm, caring environment where pupils feel secure and valued. The school has strong phonics teaching in Reception and Year 1, with results above national standards. Staff build positive relationships with pupils and families, and the school offers a broad personal development programme that helps pupils understand wellbeing, respect and how to keep themselves safe.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe and well cared for with strong positive relationships between staff and pupils
- Year 1 phonics screening results are above national standards
- Personal development programme effectively builds pupils' respect for others and understanding of wellbeing
- Attendance is broadly in line with national averages and continues to improve
- Behaviour is generally positive with pupils moving calmly around school
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils in key stage 2 do not achieve well enough in reading, writing and mathematics compared to national expectations
- Teaching does not always match work to pupils' needs, causing some to lose focus and disengage
- Fundamental skills like spelling and handwriting are not reinforced evenly across subjects
- Support for pupils with special educational needs is not consistently applied across the school
- Early years interactions do not sufficiently develop children's language and thinking
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport, music, creative activities
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary Controlled Primary School in Preesall that provides a safe, caring environment where pupils feel secure and well-supported. However, the school needs to improve teaching quality and pupil achievement, particularly in key stage 2.
At a Glance
28.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 72% to 68%. Maths has declined from 69% to 57%. Writing has declined from 79% to 75%.
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
25.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
164 pupils
210 capacity
46 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Poulton-Le-Fylde
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Poulton-Le-Fylde
Admissions Demand - Lancashire
Places available
15,664
Applications
12,136
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)
Inspection History(16)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.92632%
Overall absence
9.86842%
Persistent absence
152
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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