Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to expected standard

Pilling Lane, Preesall, 253 Pilling Lane, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0HHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall is a primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 423rd of 444 primary schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in February 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 3 February 2026, report published 19 April 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Early years: Needs attention
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

28 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths46%

46%, 16 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score103

103, 3 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score101

101, 4 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score101

101, 4 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

164 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals28%

28%, 1.5 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language1.2%

1.2%, 20.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support15.2%

15.2%, 0.4 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.7%

3.7%, 2.3 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	50% met the expected standard
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	2 miles	Report card: Expected standard	71% met the expected standard
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Stalmine Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	56% met the expected standard
Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted: Good	21% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary controlled school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Katie Trousdale
Phone: 01253810236
Website: carters.lancs.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Pilling Lane, Preesall, 253 Pilling Lane, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0HH
Local authority: Lancashire
URN: 119392

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.