Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Park View Road, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 4HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Hannah Davies
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 119551
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253736900
About this school
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Lytham St. Annes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 170 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 58% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 88% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 75% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 304th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 170 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| Lytham Hall Park Primary School | 82% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 387 | 0.7 miles |
| Ansdell Primary School | 77% | 2.9% | 10.4% | 220 | 1.5 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 11.9% | 214 | 1.8 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.5 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)
- 13.11%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 7.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham0.2 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
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Lytham Hall Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Ansdell Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Clifton Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Lytham St Annes
Other schools in Lytham St. Annes
- Lytham St Annes High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lytham St. Annes.
- Who is the headteacher of Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Miss Hannah Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 170 on roll (69%), 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 304th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.