Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Lancaster Road, Overton, Morecambe, LA3 3EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Easthope
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 119539
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524858615
About this school
Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Morecambe. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 161 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, 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 | 25 | 24 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 42% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 63% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 50% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 42% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Overton St Helen'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 | 52% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 163 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School compares
Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School ranked 219th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.2% | 17.8% | 161 | — |
| Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School | — | 3.5% | 0% | 12 | 1.5 miles |
| Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | 41% | 6.8% | 43.5% | 321 | 2.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 19.1% | 39.7% | 182 | 2.5 miles |
| Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 230 | 2.5 miles |
| Mossgate Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 34% | 206 | 2.6 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)
- 17.79%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.18%
- Persistent absence
- 15.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Morecambe
-
Mossgate Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Morecambe
Other schools in Morecambe
Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Morecambe.
- Great Wood Primary School Primary
- Heysham St Peter's Church of England 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
- 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 Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Morecambe.
- Who is the headteacher of Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Joanne Easthope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Overton St Helen'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 Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School?
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School full?
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 161 on roll (92%), 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 Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Overton St Helen'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 52% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School ranked 219th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Overton St Helen'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.