Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Via Carnforth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming school where every child is known individually by staff and feels valued. The school excels at supporting all learners to succeed, with particularly strong attendance and behaviour. Pupils enjoy a rich curriculum with plenty of enrichment opportunities including sports, music, and residential visits that help them develop new skills and confidence.
Key Strengths
- Excellent attendance rates well above the national average, with strong support for vulnerable pupils
- Consistently positive behaviour across the school with pupils who are polite, respectful and fully engaged in learning
- Strong focus on reading from the start, with pupils reading with growing fluency and confidence
- Effective support for pupils with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils who make suitable progress
- Leaders quickly identify barriers to learning and put the right support in place
Areas for Improvement
- Some older pupils make errors in spelling, handwriting and grammar that are not consistently corrected
- In some subjects, pupils do not build on their knowledge securely over time
- Early years curriculum not clear on precise knowledge to emphasise in some areas
- Pupils' understanding of life beyond their immediate rural community is less developed
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Tennis club, choir, art activities, residential visits, visits to local secondary schools, themed cultural days
Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a small, welcoming school where pupils feel safe and valued. The school has strong attendance and behaviour, with leaders providing effective support to help all pupils succeed.
At a Glance
5.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2025/26 academic year
Class Sizes
20.5
Avg class size
24.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
68%
Available places
38 pupils
56 capacity
18 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Via Carnforth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Via Carnforth
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(8)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.58518%
Overall absence
8.10811%
Persistent absence
37
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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