Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
About Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary in Lancaster, part of the Lancashire local authority. Among the 480 primary schools in the county, it ranks 392nd, placing it in the bottom half of the table. The top-performing peers in the same local authority 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 significantly higher on the ranking metric. The school is led by headteacher Lee Dougan and has a non-religious character. With 292 pupils on roll against a capacity of 345, it is not at full capacity, yet it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, receiving 68 applications for 29 places. A notable 59. 2 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average and reflects the school’s role in a community with higher-than-average economic disadvantage.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
19 Oct 2021Source: Ofsted, 2 Dec 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:00
Source: morecambebay.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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