Nether Kellet Community Primary School
Bridge Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth, LA6 1HHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Nether Kellet Community Primary School is a primary school in Carnforth for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 161st of 444 primary schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 February 2025, report published 30 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 February 2025
Pupils are immensely proud to attend this calm, happy school. They behave impeccably during lessons and at social times. Pupils consistently demonstrate the skills and attributes of the school's 'planet inspiration' characters. These include perseverance, cooperation and independence. Pupils of all ages relish the opportunity to play together at social times. They show genuine care and respect for each other. Older pupils are exemplary role models to the younger children and are highly committed to their roles as buddies. The school extensively broadens pupils' experiences. Pupils visit theatres, galleries, museums and more. They visit contrasting geographical places such as the Isle of Arran and cities, including London. Pupils develop their talents through accessing a vast array of extra-curricular activities. These include musical instrument lessons, yoga, choir, art, gardening and sports. Pupils also design and lead their own comic club at lunchtimes. The proportion of pupils who attend these activities is exceptionally high. The school has high expectations for all pupils. It seeks to inspire pupils and help them to achieve well, both academically and in their personal development. The school provides pupils with a broad and engaging curriculum. Published results for reading, writing and mathematics are all above the national average.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the school does not effectively enable pupils to understand how new curriculum knowledge links to previous and future learning. This means that some pupils' knowledge does not develop securely, and they struggle to remember the curriculum in the long term. The school should ensure that, across all subjects, pupils are enabled to make links between new learning and what they already know so that they build a secure body of knowledge over time.
- In some subjects, the school's assessment systems do not enable staff to check that pupils have remembered key knowledge over time. This makes it difficult for the school to identify insecurities in pupils' learning and to evaluate the impact of the curriculum in the longer term. The school should ensure that its assessment systems are effective in checking that pupils are developing a depth of knowledge over time across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
16 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
104 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Nether Kellet Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Carnforth Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 29% met the expected standard |
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Bradbury
- Phone
- 01524733778
- Address
- Bridge Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth, LA6 1HH
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119141
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.