Carleton Green Community Primary School
Arundel Drive, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7TF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stacey Clark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 333
- URN
- 119316
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253891228
About this school
Carleton Green Community Primary School is a community primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 333 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Carleton Green 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. 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
- Good
- 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 | 43 | 45 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 69% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 93% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 96% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 87% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Carleton Green 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 | 72% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 332 |
| 2024/25 | 331 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carleton Green Community Primary School compares
Carleton Green Community Primary School ranked 84th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4% | 8.2% | 333 | — |
| Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Kincraig Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 45.6% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 15.1% | 200 | 0.9 miles |
| Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School | 94% | 3.1% | 13% | 279 | 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)
- 8.17%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 7.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Kincraig Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackpool
-
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde0.8 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
Other schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
Carleton Green Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- 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
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck 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 Carleton Green Community Primary School teach?
- Carleton Green Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Who is the headteacher of Carleton Green Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Carleton Green Community Primary School is Mrs Stacey Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Carleton Green Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carleton Green 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 Carleton Green Community Primary School?
- Carleton Green Community Primary School has 333 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Carleton Green Community Primary School full?
- Carleton Green Community Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 333 on roll (101%), 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 Carleton Green Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Carleton Green Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carleton Green Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Carleton Green Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Carleton Green Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carleton Green Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Carleton Green Community Primary School ranked 84th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carleton Green Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Carleton Green Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carleton Green Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carleton Green 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.