Morecambe Bay Community Primary School

State-Funded School

morecambe-bay-community-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Morecambe and LunesdaleConstituency

LA4 5JLPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Morecambe Bay Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 276 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 1 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 35%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

276

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 276
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Mar 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.