Nether Kellet Community Primary School
Bridge Road, Nether Kellet, Carnforth, LA6 1HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Bradbury
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 119141
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524733778
About this school
Nether Kellet Community Primary School is a community primary school in Carnforth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 104 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nether Kellet Community 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 83% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 94% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 100% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 100% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Nether Kellet Community 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 | 65% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nether Kellet Community Primary School compares
Nether Kellet Community Primary School ranked 158th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 104 | — |
| Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School | 59% | 3.6% | 8.1% | 290 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth | 54% | 5.9% | 39.4% | 81 | 1.6 miles |
| Carnforth Community Primary School | 29% | 5.1% | 25.6% | 99 | 1.6 miles |
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 21.2% | 113 | 1.6 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School | 64% | 3.9% | 12.3% | 225 | 1.7 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)
- 8.57%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 5.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth1.6 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Carnforth Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Lancaster
Other schools in Carnforth
Nether Kellet Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Carnforth.
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Arnside National CofE School Primary
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Community Primary School Primary
- Holme Primary School Primary
- Ingleton Primary School Primary
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth Primary
- Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Nether Kellet Community Primary School teach?
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Carnforth.
- Who is the headteacher of Nether Kellet Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nether Kellet Community Primary School is Ms Nicola Bradbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nether Kellet Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nether Kellet Community 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 Nether Kellet Community Primary School?
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nether Kellet Community Primary School full?
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 104 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Nether Kellet Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nether Kellet Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nether Kellet Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nether Kellet Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Nether Kellet Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nether Kellet Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School ranked 158th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nether Kellet Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nether Kellet Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nether Kellet Community 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.