Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
Voluntary controlled schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Pilling Lane, Preesall, 253 Pilling Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 0HH
Headteacher · Mrs Katie Trousdale
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils164Capacity 210
OfstedReport cardInspected 3 February 2026
Free school meals28%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 3 February 2026.
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LancashireApplications for September 2026
All 14 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered15
Applications28
First choice14
First-choice offers14
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School1.3 mi
- Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.9 mi
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood2.5 mi
- Stalmine Primary School2.5 mi
- Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School2.7 mi