Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School, Morecambe
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park 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 October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 15 schools in Morecambe with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- 1.5 first choices per place
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School in detail
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our Mission and Aims are all underpinned by the Grosvenor Park Fundamental British Values."
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to be able to welcome you to our school and to have this opportunity to share some information about us. Grosvenor Park is a school which never stands still!"
The school runs a breakfast club, from £3.50 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 74% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School as their first choice and 175 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 24 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School are Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 87% maths); Lancaster Ryelands Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 84% maths); Great Wood Primary School (1 mile, Good, 77% reading, 85% maths); and Willow Lane Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 54% maths).
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary SchoolLancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolGreat Wood Primary SchoolWillow Lane Community Primary School
Who goes there
5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 36 pupils (11.3%) received SEN support and 27 (8.4%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bare Lane Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newgate (opposite), 230 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School are Our Lady's Catholic College (1.2 miles), Morecambe Bay Academy (1.4 miles), Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (1.4 miles) and Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (1.8 miles).
Our Lady's Catholic CollegeMorecambe Bay AcademyLancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolRipley St Thomas Church of England Academy
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); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 · 3 years agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 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's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils at Grosvenor Park Primary School enjoy coming to school each day. Parents and carers were overwhelmingly positive about their children's experiences at school. Parents said that the staff go the extra mile for pupils. Staff build strong, positive and supportive relationships with pupils and their families.
During lessons, pupils try their best. They feel safe in school because they know that teachers will help them to sort out any minor problems that they may have. Pupils behave well at social times. They are eager to earn credits for positive behaviour. For example, they are proud when teachers nominate them to be a 'VIP' for the week.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has prioritised the teaching of reading. From the start of the Reception Year, children enjoy listening to a broad range of stories. In the early years, teachers skilfully incorporate a variety of interesting and appropriate books into children's learning.
As pupils move into key stage 1, they read regularly and they apply their phonic knowledge with increasing confidence. Staff understand how to support pupils to develop their fluency in reading. The school ensures that pupils read books that are well matched to the sounds that they know. If pupils struggle with reading, teachers provide appropriate support to ensure that these pupils catch up quickly with their peers. Older pupils enjoy the many reading opportunities that they have. For example, they felt particularly inspired by recent poetry workshops.
From Ofsted's September 2023 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
20.6%
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 improved from 74% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 72% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Friday 25th September 2026
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Friday 18th September 2026
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Friday 11th September 2026
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Friday 4th September 2026
4 Sep 2026
The Little Cobbled Village Reception Meet-Up Sessions
13 Jul 2026
Friday 10th July 2026
10 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Lancashire
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Lancaster - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 5 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Tiny Treasures - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 26 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Appledore Montessori - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 4 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Appletree Nursery School Little Pips - Pre-school, 1.0 miles
- Lancaster Road Nursery - Pre-school, 1.0 milesOfsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park 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
- 37
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 37 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Will you get a place at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 68 first choices for 44 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
316 pupils
315 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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: 1.5 first choices per place
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Skerton planning area (Lancashire) will have 232 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
27
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
320
Total Pupils
155
Boys
165
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
16.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,484
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,361
Per pupil
£1854k
Total funding
£80k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
8.7%
Persistent absence
277
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
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Questions parents ask about Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
What are SATs results like at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
Of the pupils at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
Classes at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School average 29.1 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School has around 320 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School in 2024/25. 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026).
What are Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School's term dates?
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park 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 Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 37 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 10 serious and 25 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School?
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School is at Roeburn Drive, Grosvenor Park, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3RY.
Sources: Lancashire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)