Great Wood Primary School
Beaufort Road, Morecambe, LA4 6UB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Ross
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 119311
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524416971
About this school
Great Wood Primary School is a community primary school in Morecambe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 406 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 4 November 2022, 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 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 77% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 78% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 85% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Great Wood 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 | 74% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Wood Primary School compares
Great Wood Primary School ranked 100th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 406 | — |
| Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 12% | 413 | 0.3 miles |
| Lancaster Road Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 44.5% | 478 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe | 52% | 6.2% | 37.2% | 150 | 0.7 miles |
| Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School | 36% | 5.5% | 36.8% | 165 | 0.9 miles |
| Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 19.1% | 320 | 1.0 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)
- 10.73%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 5.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Morecambe
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Lancaster Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe0.7 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Morecambe
Other schools in Morecambe
Great Wood Primary School ranks 2nd of the 15 ranked primary schools in Morecambe.
- 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
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Wood Primary School teach?
- Great Wood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Morecambe.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Wood Primary School is Mr John Ross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Wood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Wood 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 Great Wood Primary School?
- Great Wood Primary School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Wood Primary School full?
- Great Wood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), 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 Great Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Wood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Great Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Wood Primary School rank locally?
- Great Wood Primary School ranked 100th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Great Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Wood 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.