Schools in Via Carnforth
Lancashire · 1 schools
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.
Year 7 offers for September 2027: Monday 1 March 2027
Applications closed on 31 October. Late applications are still accepted but considered after on-time ones.
4
of 13 in & around Via Carnforth rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in Via Carnforth (1)
- Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · LA6 2JD
Ofsted: Good (2013)New report cardKS2: 50% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in Via Carnforth (1)
1
1 primary · 0 secondary
38
68% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
56
18 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
50.0%
KS2 Maths
50.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Primary Schools
68% occupied · 18 spare places
Future school places: DfE estimates
Via Carnforth's primary school in DfE's capacity survey is in one DfE planning area.
DfE estimates the Lancaster/Lunesdale Primary planning area (Lancashire) will have 121 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
Other schools near Via Carnforth
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if Via Carnforth's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School
Independent · Kirkby Lonsdale
Queen Elizabeth Studio School
Secondary · Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale
Queen Elizabeth School
Secondary · Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Carnforth
Underley Garden School
Special · Carnforth
Ingleton Primary School
Primary · Carnforth
Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School
Primary · Carnforth
Stonegate School
Special · Lancashire · Good
Questions parents ask about schools in Via Carnforth
How many schools are there in Via Carnforth?
Via Carnforth has 1 open school.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Via Carnforth?
None of the 1 graded schools in Via Carnforth currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Do schools in Via Carnforth have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Via Carnforth have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Via Carnforth?
Apply to Lancashire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.