Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a welcoming and caring school where pupils feel happy and build positive relationships with staff. Early years provision is a notable strength: children get a positive start, build confidence and independence, and benefit from an ambitious curriculum delivered well. Pupils behave well, attendance systems are effective, safeguarding is effective, and many pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, including pupils with SEND. Early reading is prioritised and taught strongly, with well-trained staff and good support for pupils who need extra help.

Strengths

• Welcoming and caring school where pupils feel happy and safe
• Early years provision gives children a strong start and builds confidence and independence
• Pupils value positive relationships with staff and trust them for support
• School is ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Many pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics
• Early reading is prioritised and taught effectively by well-trained staff
• Pupils behave well and are generally attentive in lessons
• Attendance systems and procedures are highly effective
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Pupils know how to keep themselves safe online and understand healthy lifestyles
• Staff are positive about support for their workload and well-being
• Governors understand the school’s weaknesses and have worked with the local authority

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils have gaps in knowledge across a number of foundation subjects
• Weaknesses in previous curriculums have left gaps that have not been identified or addressed
• In some subjects, teachers do not have the subject knowledge needed to deliver the curriculum effectively
• Some learning activities do not help pupils learn and remember the important knowledge in the curriculum
• The school’s checks on curriculum delivery are not effective enough to identify inconsistencies
• Some aspects of the curriculum are not taught with the regularity and depth expected
• Personal development provision is limited and does not prepare pupils well for life in modern Britain
• Pupils have a limited understanding of fundamental British values, different cultures and protected characteristics
• Staffing turbulence has limited the impact of work to improve the school

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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.0% 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, 9.4% of pupils at Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School received £8,057 and spent £7,967 for each of its 170 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £62,000 (£362 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have?

Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 170 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School cover?

Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Park View Road, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4HA.