Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
Pilling Lane, Preesall, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Brendan Hassett
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 119392
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253810236
About this school
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall is a voluntary controlled primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 164 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 59% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 72% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 69% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 69% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall 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 | 42% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall compares
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall ranked 363rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% 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 | 46% | 4.9% | 27% | 164 | — |
| Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 22.7% | 119 | 1.3 miles |
| Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 16.5% | 93 | 1.9 miles |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood | — | 7.5% | 54.8% | 133 | 2.5 miles |
| Stalmine Primary School | 56% | 4.9% | 24.7% | 103 | 2.5 miles |
| Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School | 21% | 8.7% | 71% | 239 | 2.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.01%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 9.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Preston
-
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood2.5 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
-
Stalmine Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
Other schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall ranks 10th 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
- 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 year groups does Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall teach?
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Who is the headteacher of Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall?
- The headteacher of Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall is Mr Brendan Hassett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall, 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 Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall?
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall full?
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall has capacity for 210 pupils and 164 on roll (78%), 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 Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall a faith school?
- No. Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall has no designated religious character.
- Does Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall as having no nursery classes.
- How have Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall rank locally?
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall ranked 363rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% 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 Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall's absence rate?
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall'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.