Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Carnforth, Lancashire·LA5 9LJ
Composite score
48.0
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#8,007
National rank
#1127
In North West
#241
In Lancashire
Top 54%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
4 first choices, 4 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
36
any preference, for 4 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
118
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
42.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,906
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School

Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Carnforth, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 118 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 4 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 15.9 pupils per teacher. Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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