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Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School

Lancaster, LA4 4XFPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
May 2024
KS2 Results
49%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
52 1st-choice / 53 places
Ranking
#10,963
of 13,686 nationally

About Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School

Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School received a Requires Improvement rating in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a downgrade from the Good it had held previously. The inspection report highlighted that while behaviour and attitudes, as well as early years provision, were judged Good, the quality of education, personal development, and leadership and management all require improvement. On the most telling academic metric available, just 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well below the Lancashire local authority average of 60% and places the school 34th out of 46 primary schools in the Lancaster district. Only 3% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, and the school ranks in the bottom 50 nationally for this measure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLangridge Way, Westgate Primary School, Morecambe, Lancaster, LA4 4XF
HeadteacherJane Henderson
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils518
Free School Meals (FSM)40.2%
School Capacity518 / 630 (82% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: westgatesch.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.