Carnforth Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address North Road
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA5 9LQ
Phone 01524732435
Reference Number 119126

Carnforth Community Primary School is performing well, maintaining a good overall effectiveness rating since its last inspection. The school fosters a nurturing environment, where pupils feel valued and supported. There is a strong emphasis on school values such as kindness and friendship, which contributes to positive relationships and pupil happiness. The curriculum is ambitious and well-implemented across various subjects, although some minor gaps exist in the delivery of certain curriculums. The school is effectively preparing Year 6 students for their transition to secondary education, and there are sufficient resources in place to support students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

General Makeup

Number of pupils 82
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.88%
Girls: 45.12%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 6 13
2 8 6 14
3 1 5 6
4 7 3 10
5 6 9 15
6 8 6 14

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.2%
White, Other 4.9%
Asian, Other 1.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 06 Feb 2024
Date Report
06 Feb 2024 School inspection:
12 Apr 2018 Short inspection
08 May 2014 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2013 Monitoring visit
17 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
14 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
18 Sep 2007 Full inspection:
02 Feb 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Nurturing environment where pupils feel valued.
  • Ambitious and well-thought-out curriculum.
  • Strong support systems for pupils with SEND.
  • Wide range of extracurricular activities enhancing personal development.
  • Governors show accurate oversight and commitment to pupil success.
  • Effective promotion of reading across the school.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum in a few subjects.
  • Occasional low-level disruptions from some pupils in class.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 29%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.4
Writing 1.9
Maths 2.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 0
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School
North Road, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9LJ
0.06 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth
Kellet Road, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9LS
0.26 miles
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School
Back Lane, Warton, Nr Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9QU
1.21 miles
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Over Kellet, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1BN
1.56 miles
Nether Kellet Community Primary School
Bridge Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1HH
1.6 miles
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Mount Pleasant Lane, Bolton-le-Sands, Bolton-le-Sands School, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 8DT
1.77 miles
Yealand Church of England Primary School
Footeran Lane, Yealand Redmayne, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9SU
2.99 miles
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School
Shady Lane, Slyne-with-Hest, Slyne-With-Hest St Luke's Ceps, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 6JL
3.27 miles
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School
Pennystone Road, Halton, Penny Stone Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 6QE
3.28 miles
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0RF
3.77 miles
Burton Morewood CofE Primary School
Main Street, Burton-in-Kendal, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1ND
4.34 miles
Caton Primary School
Broadacre, Caton, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9NH
4.48 miles
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Slyne Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2JH
4.54 miles
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Moorside Road, Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9PJ
4.61 miles
Great Wood Primary School
Beaufort Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6UB
4.68 miles
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School
Low Lane, Torrisholme, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6PN
4.78 miles
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Aldrens Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2DU
4.81 miles
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School
Torrisholme Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2RJ
4.99 miles
Name Distance
Carnforth High School
Kellet Road, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9LS
0.34 miles
Bleasdale School
27 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0RG
3.73 miles
Morecambe Bay Academy
Dallam Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5BG
4.87 miles
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