Voluntary controlled school · Lancashire
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Term dates set by the council
Term dates
Lancashire council sets the term dates for this school. See all Lancashire dates, taken from the council's own page.
2026/27
2027/28
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Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 14 families put this school as their first choice, and 15 places were offered. 14 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 15 | 14 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 18 | 16 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 3 February 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 18 April 2023. Overall: Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 164 (capacity 210)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Phone
- 01253810236
- Address
- Pilling Lane, Preesall, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0HH
- Website
- carters.lancs.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.