Shakespeare Primary School
Manor Road, Fleetwood, FY7 7LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Steve Twist
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 119342
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253872887
About this school
Shakespeare Primary School is a community primary school in Fleetwood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shakespeare 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 73% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 92% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Shakespeare 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 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shakespeare Primary School compares
Shakespeare Primary School ranked 109th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5% | 33.5% | 418 | — |
| St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy | 18% | 6.8% | 41.8% | 203 | 0.2 miles |
| Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School | 21% | 8.7% | 71% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| Charles Saer Community Primary School | 28% | 8% | 53.8% | 270 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood | — | 7.5% | 54.8% | 133 | 0.7 miles |
| Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School | 37% | 7.1% | 55.5% | 421 | 0.7 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)
- 33.49%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 12.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
-
Charles Saer Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood0.7 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
Other schools in Fleetwood
Shakespeare Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Fleetwood.
- Charles Saer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School Primary
- Larkholme Primary School Primary
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood Primary
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Secondary
- Fleetwood High School Secondary
- Rossall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Shakespeare Primary School teach?
- Shakespeare Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Fleetwood.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Shakespeare Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Shakespeare Primary School is Mr Steve Twist, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shakespeare Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shakespeare 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 Shakespeare Primary School?
- Shakespeare Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shakespeare Primary School full?
- Shakespeare Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), 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 Shakespeare Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shakespeare Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shakespeare Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shakespeare Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shakespeare Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% 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 Shakespeare Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Shakespeare Primary School ranked 109th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shakespeare Primary School's absence rate?
- Shakespeare Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shakespeare Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shakespeare 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.