Great Wood Primary School, Morecambe
Great Wood Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Morecambe. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 15 schools in Morecambe with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Great Wood Primary School in detail
Great Wood Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Our Values curriculum, PSHE curriculum and RE curriculum are fundamental to the teaching of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, tennis and art.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 7 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lancashire
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Great Wood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (85% in reading, 78% in maths).
Getting a place at Great Wood Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 72 families put Great Wood Primary School as their first choice and 195 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Great Wood Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Great Wood Primary School are Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 87% maths); Lancaster Road Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 57% reading, 67% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 57% reading, 65% maths); and Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 57% reading, 43% maths).
Great Wood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary SchoolLancaster Road Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, MorecambePoulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
9.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 88 pupils (21.7%) received SEN support and 6 (1.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bare Lane Rail Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Azalea Grove (by), 20 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Great Wood Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from March 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
9.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 78% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Great Wood Primary School
Term dates
Great Wood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Great Wood Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Great Wood Primary School is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
409 pupils
420 places
11 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Morecambe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Morecambe
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
88
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
23.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
406
Total Pupils
175
Boys
231
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
16.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,348
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,069
Per pupil
£2273k
Total funding
£58k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.5%
Overall absence
5.0%
Persistent absence
358
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Great Wood Primary School
Questions parents ask about Great Wood Primary School
What are SATs results like at Great Wood Primary School?
Of the pupils at Great Wood Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Great Wood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Great Wood Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Great Wood Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Great Wood Primary School is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Great Wood Primary School?
Great Wood Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Great Wood Primary School?
Classes at Great Wood Primary School average 29.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Great Wood Primary School?
Great Wood Primary School has around 406 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Great Wood Primary School?
3.5% of sessions were missed at Great Wood Primary School in 2024/25. 5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Great Wood Primary School?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Great Wood Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Great Wood Primary School's term dates?
Great Wood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lancashire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Great Wood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Great Wood Primary School?
Great Wood Primary School is at Beaufort Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6UB.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)