Shakespeare Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Manor Road, Fleetwood, FY7 7LLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Shakespeare Primary School is a primary school in Fleetwood for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 1st of 6 primary schools in Fleetwood. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 26 November 2024, report published 23 January 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 26 November 2024

Pupils are proud to attend this happy, welcoming school. They appreciate and value the support that they have from the nurturing staff, which helps them to feel safe. Pupils are confident to share their worries with a trusted adult and know that they will be listened to. Pupils behave well and develop positive relationships with each other. The school is ambitious for pupils, both personally and academically. It ensures that pupils experience a broad curriculum that prepares them well for life beyond school. Pupils achieve well in their learning, with some exceptional success in reading and mathematics. They develop confidence and high aspirations to take with them into the next stage of their education. The school develops pupils' interests and talents exceptionally well. Pupils learn to play musical instruments and take part in many varied sports. They spoke with joy about having sung in a recording studio following success in a choir competition. Pupils excitedly recalled dancing in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom and spoke with pride about performing in 'Shakey's got talent'. They attend an impressive range of clubs, including computing, cookery, salsa and languages. Key stage 2 pupils look forward to participating in their annual performance at a local theatre, attended by families and many members of the local community.

What the school should improve

  • In some subjects, the school has not precisely identified key knowledge that pupils should learn and the order that this should be delivered. Pupils' knowledge in these subjects does not build consistently and securely over time. The school should ensure that the essential knowledge that pupils need to know and remember is clear in each subject.
  • In some subjects, the school's oversight of curriculum implementation and impact is still developing. This hinders the school from identifying effectively the areas for development of these subjects, which prevents pupils from achieving highly across the whole curriculum. The school should strengthen this work to ensure ongoing improvements to the quality of education for all.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

59 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths73%

73%, 11 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths8%

8%, the same as the England average.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

418 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals33.7%

33.7%, 7.2 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language3.1%

3.1%, 18.5 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support13.9%

13.9%, 0.9 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.4%

2.4%, 3.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Shakespeare Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy0.2 milesOfsted judgements: Requires improvement to good18% met the expected standard
Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good21% met the expected standard
Charles Saer Community Primary School0.6 milesReport card: Urgent improvement to needs attention28% met the expected standard
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood0.7 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good37% 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
Mr Steve Twist
Address
Manor Road, Fleetwood, FY7 7LL
Local authority
Lancashire
URN
119342

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.