Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School

Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School is a highly effective, welcoming primary school where pupils achieve exceptionally well across the curriculum. Inspectors found a carefully sequenced, ambitious curriculum delivered consistently from Nursery to Year 6, with teachers regularly checking understanding and addressing gaps quickly. Reading is a high priority, and almost all pupils read accurately and fluently by the end of Year 2, with well-trained staff supporting the small number who need extra help. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified and supported exceptionally well and achieve strongly. Behaviour and attitudes are excellent, and pupils are mature, respectful and highly motivated. Children in the early years develop remarkable resilience, independence and cooperation, preparing them well for Year 1. Pupils take part enthusiastically in school life, including leadership roles and environmental projects such as growing food for the school kitchen in the earth garden. Staff and governors work closely together, relationships are strong, and leaders are focused on further improvement without complacency. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the report notes that inspectors took the pandemic's impact into account. The school remains outstanding in all key judgements, and no areas for improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum across all year groups
• Curriculum is delivered consistently to a high standard
• Teachers build effectively on prior knowledge and address misconceptions swiftly
• Exceptionally strong support for pupils with SEND
• High priority on reading with secure phonics and fluent readers by Year 3
• Pupils behave extremely well and benefit from excellent older role models
• Early years children develop remarkable resilience and independence
• Pupils are highly motivated and take pride in their learning
• Strong personal development, including leadership roles and sustainability work
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Positive relationships among staff, governors and pupils
• Leaders are focused on continuous improvement and support staff well

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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.8% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck 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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.4% 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, 6.1% of pupils at Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% 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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School received £6,517 and spent £6,215 for each of its 279 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £85,000 (£305 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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School have?

Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School has 279 pupils on roll.

What age range does Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School cover?

Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School?

Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School is at Fouldrey Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7HE.