Stalmine Primary School

Stalmine Primary School is maintaining its status as a good school, fostering a happy and secure environment for its pupils. The school prides itself on being a community hub where students are actively engaged in local life. Leaders demonstrate a strong commitment to ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are well-prepared for their educational journey. However, some areas for improvement have been identified, particularly in the consistency of curriculum delivery and the presentation quality of students' work. The curriculum is well-balanced, and teachers have received appropriate training that enhances their instructional abilities. Pupils are encouraged to develop their knowledge and skills across various subjects, and their engagement in reading is a particular highlight. Nonetheless, expectations for the quality of student work occasionally fall short, and some subject leaders require more support to fully monitor their respective areas. The school leaders are dedicated to addressing these concerns and building on the established strengths of the school.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• The school is well-integrated into community life.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The curriculum is well-organized and provides a balanced education.
• Teachers have benefited from extensive professional development.
• Pupils read for pleasure and with strong fluency.
• Low-level disruption in classrooms is rare.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum steps for early years are not fully developed.
• Presentation quality of some pupils' work is inconsistent.
• Some subject leaders are new and require further development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stalmine Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Stalmine Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stalmine Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.4% of pupils at Stalmine Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Stalmine Primary School received £7,910 and spent £8,324 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £210,000 (£2,090 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Stalmine Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stalmine Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Stalmine Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stalmine Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Stalmine Primary School have?

Stalmine Primary School has 103 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stalmine Primary School cover?

Stalmine Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Stalmine Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stalmine Primary School?

Stalmine Primary School is at Mill Lane, Stalmine, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0LR.