West End Primary School
Chatsworth Road, Morecambe, LA3 1BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Cliff
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 119139
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524411227
About this school
West End Primary School is a community primary school in Morecambe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West End Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 26 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 65% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 85% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 77% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How West End Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West End Primary School compares
West End Primary School ranked 329th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.7% | 50.8% | 197 | — |
| Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School | 60% | 6% | 47.9% | 428 | 0.3 miles |
| Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School | 53% | 5.6% | 40.7% | 491 | 0.7 miles |
| Morecambe Bay Community Primary School | 30% | 9.7% | 65.4% | 276 | 0.9 miles |
| Mossgate Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 34% | 206 | 1.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 19.1% | 39.7% | 182 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.78%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 15.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Morecambe
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Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Morecambe
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Morecambe Bay Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Morecambe
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Mossgate Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Morecambe
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Morecambe
Other schools in Morecambe
West End Primary School ranks 12th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Morecambe.
- Great Wood Primary School Primary
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Road Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Primary
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School Primary
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School Primary
- Mossgate Primary School Primary
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe Primary
Common questions
- What ages does West End Primary School teach?
- West End Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Morecambe.
- Who is the headteacher of West End Primary School?
- The headteacher of West End Primary School is Mrs Sharon Cliff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West End Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West End Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at West End Primary School?
- West End Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is West End Primary School full?
- West End Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is West End Primary School a faith school?
- No. West End Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West End Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West End Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have West End Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West End Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- West End Primary School ranked 329th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West End Primary School's absence rate?
- West End Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West End Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West End Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.