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Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 5-11 161 pupils Morecambe
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Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Morecambe for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 161 pupils on roll. In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Lancaster Road
Overton
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA3 3EZ
Phone 01524858615
Reference Number 119539

General Makeup

Number of pupils 161
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45.34%
Girls: 54.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 9 14
2 9 16 25
3 15 13 28
4 14 10 24
5 11 9 20
6 9 15 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 98.8%
Mixed, Other 1.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 01 Mar 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
01 Mar 2023 School inspection
09 Jan 2018 Short inspection
09 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
16 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
18 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
26 Jun 2007 Monitoring visit
28 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
08 May 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 105
Maths 104

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 3.4
Writing -0.5
Maths -0.7

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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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 3
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School had 162 pupils for 175 places. 13 places (7.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Heysham” planning area

Lancashire counted 141 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 145 in 2029–30, up 3%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 175175175175175175175175175175175175175175175
Pupils 168168172170173173174168168174171177175180162
Unfilled 4.0%4.0%1.7%2.9%1.1%1.1%0.6%4.0%4.0%0.6%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.4%

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 Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%2.4%2.6%3.0%2.3%2.1%3.7%5.5%4.6%4.5%3.7%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%0.4%0.9%1.3%1.3%1.5%0.5%1.5%2.3%2.4%2.4%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.6%

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, 3.1% of pupils at Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.01.23.40.01.14.81.20.00.60.00.64.01.75.5
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

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 Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School had 19.9 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

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.014.014.012.511.612.111.011.711.612.212.712.512.112.513.012.3
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%14.3%14.3%0.0%28.6%13.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%12.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.9%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 71.4%85.7%42.9%71.4%22.2%62.5%37.5%66.7%44.4%–12.5%75.0%50.0%62.5%12.5%–
Sick days per teacher 4.415.62.02.71.13.11.12.13.0–2.54.42.23.60.5–

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, 7.5% of pupils at Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 0
Moderate learning difficulty 3 0
Social, emotional and mental health 2 1
Speech, language and communication needs 1 2
No specialist assessment of need 1 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School received £6,809 and spent £7,082 for each of its 161 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£584 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £69,000£87,000£153,000£142,000£117,000£120,000£138,000£94,000
per pupil £396£496£882£823£659£684£847£584
In-year balance £11,000£18,000£66,000-£10,000-£26,000£3,000£18,000-£44,000
per pupil £63£102£380-£59-£145£18£112-£273

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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How many pupils does Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School have?

Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School has 161 pupils on roll.

What age range does Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School cover?

Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School?

Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School is at Lancaster Road, Overton, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3EZ.

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