Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall

School overview

Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall is a primary school serving Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school. It has 174 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Requires improvement' in February 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 17.8 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.