Ingleton Primary School
Low Demesne, Ingleton, Carnforth, LA6 3DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jennifer Middleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 121445
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524241592
About this school
Ingleton Primary School is a community primary school in Carnforth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ingleton 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 24 | 30 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 80% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 77% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Ingleton 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ingleton Primary School compares
Ingleton Primary School ranked 147th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.5% | 7.6% | 191 | — |
| Bentham Community Primary School | 48% | 4.5% | 24.6% | 147 | 2.9 miles |
| Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 38 | 4.0 miles |
| Austwick Church of England VA Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 53 | 5.2 miles |
| Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 4.5% | 0% | 28 | 5.4 miles |
| Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School | 50% | 6% | 8.7% | 22 | 5.8 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)
- 7.64%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 5.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bentham Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Via Carnforth
-
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Lancaster
-
Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Carnforth
Other schools in Carnforth
Ingleton Primary School ranks 10th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Carnforth.
- Arkholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Arnside National CofE School Primary
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Carnforth Community Primary School Primary
- Holme Primary School Primary
- Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School Primary
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth Primary
- Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ingleton Primary School teach?
- Ingleton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Carnforth.
- Who is the headteacher of Ingleton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ingleton Primary School is Miss Jennifer Middleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ingleton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ingleton 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 Ingleton Primary School?
- Ingleton Primary School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ingleton Primary School full?
- Ingleton Primary School has capacity for 180 pupils and 191 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Ingleton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ingleton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ingleton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ingleton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ingleton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ingleton Primary School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Ingleton Primary School ranked 147th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ingleton Primary School's absence rate?
- Ingleton 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 Ingleton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ingleton 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.