Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School

About Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School

Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate grade in 2012. The school's leadership and management were also rated Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 70% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. This comfortably exceeds the Lancashire local authority average of 60% for primary schools, placing the school in the top half of schools in the Wyre area. In fact, Carleton St Hilda's ranks 15th out of 35 primary schools in Wyre on this measure, and sits in the top 30% nationally. The school's reading results are particularly strong, with 90% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 47% achieving the higher standard, while maths and writing both saw 83% of pupils meeting expectations.

Digging deeper into the exam data, the average scaled scores tell a similar story. Pupils achieved an average reading score of 108 and an average maths score of 106, both above the national benchmark of 100. The higher standard figures are more modest: 13% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, with 30% hitting that mark in maths alone and 17% in writing. This suggests the school is effective at getting the vast majority of children to a solid standard, but may not push as many into the top tier as some neighbouring schools. For context, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School, just 1.7 km away, though Carleton St Hilda's own trajectory from Inadequate to Good in a decade shows real consistency under headteacher Jane Curl.

The school is oversubscribed, with 71 applications for 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, and 27 of those 31 first-preference families received offers. It serves 212 pupils against a capacity of 210, so classes are full. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, library, art studios, a chapel and a sensory room, plus a Forest School programme. The SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autism and social, emotional and mental health support. Clubs range from book club and chess to coding and science club, while sports include football, gymnastics, swimming, athletics and cricket. This is a Church of England primary that suits families who value strong core academic outcomes, a full range of SEND support, and a school that has demonstrably turned around its performance.

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