Ansdell Primary School
Lansdowne Road, Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe White
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 119146
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253736902
About this school
Ansdell Primary School is a community primary school in Lytham St Annes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 60% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 71% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Ansdell 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 | 76% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 246 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ansdell Primary School compares
Ansdell Primary School ranked 69th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 2.9% | 10.4% | 220 | — |
| Clifton Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 11.9% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Lytham Hall Park Primary School | 82% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 387 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.1 miles |
| St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.7% | 26.6% | 184 | 1.1 miles |
| Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 18.3% | 575 | 1.3 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)
- 10.36%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.9%
- Persistent absence
- 3.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clifton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Lytham Hall Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
Other schools in Lytham St Annes
Ansdell Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Lytham St Annes.
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lytham Hall Park Primary School Primary
- Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham Primary
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham Secondary
- Red Rose School Special schools
- AKS Lytham Independent schools
- St Anne's College Grammar School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ansdell Primary School teach?
- Ansdell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lytham St Annes.
- Who is the headteacher of Ansdell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ansdell Primary School is Mrs Zoe White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ansdell Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ansdell 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 big is Ansdell Primary School?
- Ansdell Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ansdell Primary School full?
- Ansdell Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 220 on roll (90%), 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 Ansdell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ansdell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ansdell Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ansdell Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ansdell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ansdell Primary School rank locally?
- Ansdell Primary School ranked 69th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ansdell Primary School's absence rate?
- Ansdell Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ansdell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ansdell 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.