Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
Pilling Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0HH
164 pupils · 78% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 28%
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 | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 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 | 46% |
| 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?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 14 | 28 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 16 | 30 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 16 | 39 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 19 | 33 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 26 | 40 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 17 | 34 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 25 | 25 | 40 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 28 | 43 | 28 |
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
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stalmine Primary School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School 4.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling 4.4 km · Good (2023) · 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.