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Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School

Wyre, FY6 8JBPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2022
KS2 Results
69%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
30 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#4,501
of 13,686 nationally

About Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School

Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School sits comfortably above the Lancashire local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 69% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined against a county average of 60%. That nine-point gap is a meaningful one, placing the school in the top third of primary schools nationally by this measure. The school’s overall Ofsted rating is Good, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2015, and it has held that Good rating across both its most recent graded and ungraded inspections. Leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour and attitudes all attract Good grades, though the data doesn’t provide a separate breakdown for behaviour. With 20.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a slightly above-average proportion of disadvantaged children for a state primary, making its above-average results particularly noteworthy.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCarr Head Lane, Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre, FY6 8JB
HeadteacherSharon Nicholson
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils200
Free School Meals (FSM)20.5%
School Capacity200 / 210 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Jul 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (6 Jul 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jun 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
LibraryICT SuiteArt StudiosDining HallPlaying FieldsForest SchoolSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

TennisAthleticsSwimmingDanceCricket

Clubs & Activities

ChessGardeningCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Source: carrhead.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.