Hambleton Primary Academy
Church Lane, Hambleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 9BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Holly Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Fylde Coast Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 136365
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253700331
About this school
Hambleton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Poulton-le-Fylde. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 247 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 90% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 20% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 100% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 90% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 97% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 112.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Hambleton Primary Academy 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 | 84% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hambleton Primary Academy compares
Hambleton Primary Academy ranked 35th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 247 | — |
| Stalmine Primary School | 56% | 4.9% | 24.7% | 103 | 1.7 miles |
| Stanah Primary School | 85% | 4.1% | 14.4% | 369 | 1.8 miles |
| Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School | 94% | 3.1% | 13% | 279 | 2.0 miles |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 15.1% | 200 | 2.1 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde | — | — | — | — | 2.2 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)
- 10.09%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 6.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stalmine Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Stanah Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
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Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Thornton-Cleveleys
-
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde2.2 miles
Primary · Poulton-le-Fylde
Other schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
Hambleton Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Carleton Green Community Primary School Primary
- Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School Primary
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Singleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Primary
- Stalmine Primary School Primary
- Baines School Secondary
- Hodgson Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hambleton Primary Academy teach?
- Hambleton Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Poulton-le-Fylde.
- Who is the headteacher of Hambleton Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hambleton Primary Academy is Mrs Holly Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hambleton Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hambleton Primary Academy, 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 Hambleton Primary Academy?
- Hambleton Primary Academy has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hambleton Primary Academy full?
- Hambleton Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 247 on roll (118%), 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 Hambleton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hambleton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hambleton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hambleton Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hambleton Primary Academy?
- Hambleton Primary Academy is part of FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hambleton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hambleton Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hambleton Primary Academy ranked 35th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hambleton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hambleton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hambleton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hambleton Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.