Yealand Church of England Primary School
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Yealand Church of England Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in Carnforth for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 32 pupils and room for 56. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 94 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 95% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Footeran Lane, Yealand Redmayne, Carnforth, LA5 9SU01524 781360yealand.lancs.sch.ukMrs Kathryn Brown headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 25 May 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
5 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
21 places were empty (43% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 8% since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 25 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 13% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 8% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 6% | 10% | 27% | 16% | 24% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 10.0% | 1.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 9.1% | 1.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 11.1% | 3.9% | 14.8% | 4.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School | Voluntary | 1.8 miles | 95 | Good 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Burton Morewood CofE Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 165 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 miles | 55 | Good 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| Beetham CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 miles | 51 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| Holme Primary School | Council | 2.7 miles | 122 | Good 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 miles | 113 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| Carnforth Community Primary School | Council | 3.0 miles | 99 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth | Academy | 3.0 miles | 81 | Good 2022 | 17 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Yealand Church of England Primary School with the 40 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 40 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 94 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 94% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 82 to 99. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 17% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 4.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.81 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.02 | 2024/25; 27 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Yealand Church of England Primary School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Yealand Church of England Primary School scores 94 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 95% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 82 to 99, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.
What is Yealand Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Yealand Church of England Primary School good at its last full inspection on 25 May 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Yealand Church of England Primary School have?
32 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 56 places, so it is 57% full.
Is Yealand Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 21 places were empty in 2024/25 (43% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Yealand Church of England Primary School?
Pupils were in school 95.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Yealand Church of England Primary School?
The average class had 7.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Footeran Lane, Yealand Redmayne, Carnforth, LA5 9SU
- Telephone
- 01524 781360
- Website
- www.yealand.lancs.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Brown
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Blackburn
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Silverdale
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 119546 · LAESTAB 8883551 · UKPRN 10072056
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.