Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
School Road, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2RF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Dodd
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 119537
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524852155
About this school
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Morecambe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 230 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 24 January 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 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 85% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 94% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 97% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 85% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Heysham St Peter's Church of England 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 | 85% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School compares
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranked 79th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 230 | — |
| Mossgate Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 34% | 206 | 0.6 miles |
| Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | 41% | 6.8% | 43.5% | 321 | 0.6 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 19.1% | 39.7% | 182 | 0.6 miles |
| Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School | 60% | 6% | 47.9% | 428 | 1.3 miles |
| West End Primary School | 52% | 4.7% | 50.8% | 197 | 1.6 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)
- 10.59%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.47%
- Persistent absence
- 5.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mossgate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Morecambe
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Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
West End Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Morecambe
Other schools in Morecambe
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in Morecambe.
- Great Wood 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 Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Morecambe.
- Who is the headteacher of Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Alison Dodd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heysham St Peter's Church of England 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 Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School?
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School full?
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 230 on roll (94%), 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 Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Heysham St Peter's Church of England 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 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranked 79th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England 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 Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heysham St Peter's Church of England 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.