Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School
Fouldrey Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Brindle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 119301
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253885319
About this school
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School is a community primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 39 | 35 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 91% | 94% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 17% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 94% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 94% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 97% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck 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 | 79% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 94% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 286 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School compares
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School ranked 5th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% 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 | 94% | 3.1% | 13% | 279 | — |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School | 68% | 4.3% | 9.7% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School | 48% | 4.1% | 20.5% | 203 | 0.9 miles |
| Carleton Green Community Primary School | 75% | 4% | 8.2% | 333 | 1.0 miles |
| Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 212 | 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)
- 12.96%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.09%
- Persistent absence
- 2.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde0.2 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
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Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
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Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
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Carleton Green Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
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Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
Other schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School ranks 1st of the 10 ranked primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Carleton Green Community Primary School Primary
- Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall Primary
- Hambleton Primary Academy Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Primary
- Stalmine Primary School Primary
- Baines School Secondary
- Hodgson Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School teach?
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Who is the headteacher of Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School?
- The headteacher of Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School is Mrs Cheryl Brindle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck 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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School?
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School full?
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 279 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School a faith school?
- No. Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School a selective school?
- No. Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 94% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School ranked 5th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% 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 Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School's absence rate?
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck 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.