Kincraig Primary School

Kincraig Primary School is a caring, high-performing school where pupils feel safe and thrive. Inspectors found strong practice across almost all areas, with the early years standing out for its ambitious curriculum, focus on communication and language, strong phonics, and precise support for children with SEND or disadvantage. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary, attendance is high, and persistent absence has fallen significantly despite a challenging context: the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is well above average and the school is in an area of above-average deprivation. The curriculum is broad, ambitious and well sequenced, and teaching is expert. Inclusion is a notable strength, with disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND achieving well and making strong progress from their starting points. Leadership and governance are strong, and personal development is rich, including community partnerships, careers activities, arts opportunities and high-quality pastoral care. Pupils leave well prepared for secondary school. The main area for improvement is higher attainment at the end of key stage 2. In 2025, the proportion of Year 6 pupils reaching the higher standards in reading and mathematics was lower than usual. Leaders have acted swiftly, but they should now deepen and embed pupils’ detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum so that more pupils attain the higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

Strengths

• Early years curriculum is highly ambitious and builds knowledge and skills incrementally.
• Communication and language are central, with strong phonics and vocabulary development.
• Staff use assessment skilfully to identify next steps and support all children, including those with SEND.
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and classrooms are calm and orderly.
• Attendance is high and persistent absence has fallen significantly despite a challenging context.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and well sequenced from early years to Year 6.
• Teaching is expert, with clear explanations and sharply targeted questioning.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND achieve well and make strong progress.
• Inclusion is a strength, with effective support and high expectations for all pupils.
• Leadership and governance are strong, with rigorous monitoring and a clear improvement focus.
• Personal development is rich, including community partnerships, careers and arts opportunities.
• Pastoral care and wider support help pupils feel safe, valued and ready for secondary school.

Areas for Improvement

• Higher-standard attainment in Year 6 reading and mathematics was lower than usual in 2025.
• Leaders should deepen and embed pupils’ detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum so more pupils reach higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of key stage 2.

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 Kincraig Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.8% 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 Kincraig 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 Kincraig Primary School had 15.8 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, 17.4% of pupils at Kincraig Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 Kincraig Primary School received £9,875 and spent £9,621 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£836 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 Kincraig Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kincraig Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Kincraig Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kincraig Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Kincraig Primary School have?

Kincraig Primary School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kincraig Primary School cover?

Kincraig Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kincraig Primary School?

Kincraig Primary School is at Kincraig Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0HN.