Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
Station Road, Morecambe, LA4 5JL
276 pupils · 80% of 345 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 60.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 30% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 25 | 65 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 29 | 68 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 40 | 94 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 31 | 29 | 67 | 31 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 32 | 29 | 76 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 23 | 23 | 77 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 29 | 86 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 35 | 100 | 40 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Lancaster Road Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- West End Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Great Wood Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.