Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School
Back Lane, Warton, Nr Carnforth, LA5 9QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Pugh
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 119404
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524734305
About this school
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Nr Carnforth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 July 2024, 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 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 65% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 88% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 76% | 36% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 82% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC 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 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 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 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School compares
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School ranked 405th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 6.3% | 24.7% | 95 | — |
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 21.2% | 113 | 1.2 miles |
| Carnforth Community Primary School | 29% | 5.1% | 25.6% | 99 | 1.2 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth | 54% | 5.9% | 39.4% | 81 | 1.2 miles |
| Yealand Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 3.2% | 32 | 1.8 miles |
| Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 102 | 2.1 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)
- 24.74%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 6.25%
- Persistent absence
- 16.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Carnforth Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth1.2 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Yealand Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Carnforth
-
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Carnforth
Common questions
- What year groups does Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School teach?
- Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Carnforth.
- Who is the headteacher of Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School is Mr Stuart Pugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC 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 Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School?
- Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School full?
- Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School has capacity for 126 pupils and 95 on roll (75%), 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 Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School a faith school?
- No. Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School rank locally?
- Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School ranked 405th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School's absence rate?
- Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC 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.