Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 234 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 245 |
| Free school meals | 8.50% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Hardhorn Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7SR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.poultonstchadsce.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01253883639 |
| URN | 119556 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 18 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 February 2022, published 7 April 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Carleton Green Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Boundary Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Kincraig Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Moor Park Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
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