Lytham Hall Park Primary School

About Lytham Hall Park Primary School

Lytham Hall Park Primary School sits within the Lancashire local authority and ranks 5th out of 21 primary schools in the Fylde area, placing it in the top quarter of schools locally. Its nearest top-performing peers include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a nursery provision attached. It has no religious character and is led by headteacher Kerry Ainsworth. With 390 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, the school is popular and oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 137 applications for 60 places, with 67 first-preference applications and 59 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.28.

Academically, Lytham Hall Park performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Lancashire local authority average of 60%. The school also excels at the higher standard: 17% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with 48% reaching that level in reading alone. Average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 105 in maths. Ofsted last inspected the school in October 2021 and rated it Outstanding across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks a clear improvement from its previous Good rating in 2013. The school's ranking score of 77 places it in the top 25% nationally and within the top 14% of primaries in the North West region.

The school offers a strong set of facilities including music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall, outdoor playground, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, athletics, swimming, cricket, and tennis, while extracurricular clubs include drama, chess, and coding. For pupils with additional needs, the school supports a range of SEND provisions including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment, and physical disability. With 6.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals — below the national average — the school serves a relatively advantaged catchment. This is a well-regarded, oversubscribed primary that suits families prioritising strong academic outcomes and a broad range of activities within a supportive, well-resourced setting.

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