St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Poulton-le-Fylde
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Poulton-le-Fylde, part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde in detail
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde in its own words
In its own words: "Each month our School Council introduce our monthly focus for all classes. Children work hard to demonstrate this and teacher's nominate two children at the end of each month."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 10 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lancashire
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 119631), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde
Across Lancashire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Lancashire lodged 425 appeals against primary school offers; 259 reached a hearing and 71 succeeded (27.4% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde are Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 100% maths); Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 76% maths); Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); and Carleton Green Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 94% reading, 89% maths).
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary SchoolCarleton Green Community Primary School
The trust
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde is one of 20 schools run by The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 20 schools in The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station, about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Skippool Avenue (by), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde 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.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde are Hodgson Academy (0.4 miles), Millfield School (1.1 miles) and Baines School (1.2 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde (URN 119631), it was rated Outstanding in July 2013.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 119631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 80% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde
Term 1, Issue 2 - 18.09.26
25 Sep 2026
Term 1, Issue 3 - 25.09.26
25 Sep 2026
Term 1, Issue 1 - 11.09.26
11 Sep 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde.
- Acorns St John'sAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lancashire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 119631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 19 | 80 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 25 | 82 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 24 | 83 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 33 | 81 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 30 | 26 | 83 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 30 | 31 | 92 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 26 | 22 | 69 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | 20 | 66 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 27 | 80 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 30 | 34 | 72 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 30 | 37 | 78 | 1.2 | 7 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Poulton-le-Fylde
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Poulton-le-Fylde
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.
Absence at St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 119631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.4%
Overall absence
4.9%
Persistent absence
183
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
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde
Questions parents ask about St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde
Are there exam results for St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde?
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 119631), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde's Ofsted rating?
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde (URN 119631), it was rated Outstanding in July 2013.
What is the catchment area for St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde?
No fixed boundary. When St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde 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.
Does St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Acorns St John's (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde?
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde is at Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)