St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Poulton Road, Fleetwood, FY7 7JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Associate Headteacher
- Miss Samantha Solloway
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 246
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 149263
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253874785
About this school
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Fleetwood. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 38 | 33 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 55% | 18% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 67% | 31% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 61% | 31% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 64% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic 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 | 29% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 18% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy compares
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy ranked 439th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 18% | 6.8% | 41.8% | 203 | — |
| Shakespeare Primary School | 73% | 5% | 33.5% | 418 | 0.2 miles |
| Charles Saer Community Primary School | 28% | 8% | 53.8% | 270 | 0.4 miles |
| Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School | 37% | 7.1% | 55.5% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School | 21% | 8.7% | 71% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood | — | 7.5% | 54.8% | 133 | 0.9 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)
- 41.75%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 18.34%
Location
Nearby schools
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Shakespeare Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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Charles Saer Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
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St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood0.9 miles
Primary · Fleetwood
Other schools in Fleetwood
St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Fleetwood.
- Charles Saer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School Primary
- Larkholme Primary School Primary
- Shakespeare Primary School Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood Primary
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood Secondary
- Fleetwood High School Secondary
- Rossall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy teach?
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Fleetwood.
- Who is the associate headteacher of St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy?
- The associate headteacher of St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy is Miss Samantha Solloway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic 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 many pupils are at St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy?
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy full?
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy has capacity for 246 pupils and 203 on roll (83%), 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 St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Does St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy is part of THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 18% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy ranked 439th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic 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 3 July 2026.