Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall is a primary school in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school).
Key facts
- Address
- Pilling Lane, Preesall, 253 Pilling Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0HH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 164 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Carter’s Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School feel safe and well cared for.”
- “They deal with any bullying quickly.”
- “This helps pupils feel secure and supported.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, activities are not well matched to the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 46% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stalmine Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School 2.7 mi Good
- St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Shakespeare Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy 3.3 mi Not judged