School profile

Charles Saer Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Fleetwood, FY7 8DD

Inadequate

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#14,745 of 15,057

Worse than 97% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Charles Saer Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 24 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Inadequate
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils270
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Helen Willott
Local authorityLancashire
Closed30 Nov 2026
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119277.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths28%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.0%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.99, worse than England, worse than Lancashire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.98, worse than England, worse than Lancashire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.96, worse than England, worse than Lancashire105105
Expected standard in reading41%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire74%76%
Expected standard in writing41%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire71%73%
Expected standard in maths38%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire74%75%
Pupils taking tests39--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils270
Girls131
Boys139
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.48.5%
First language not English2.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.315
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.256
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.18.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.60
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size27.1

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
93.3%
Other mixed
1.9%
Other White
1.1%
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
Other Asian
0.7%
Irish
0.4%
White and Asian
0.4%
Other Black
0.4%
Other ethnic group
0.4%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.9
Teachers (FTE)13.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)14.18
Support staff (FTE)22.41
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2515
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.16
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.43
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.16
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.16
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Overall absence8.5%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.31.8%, worse than England, worse than Lancashire13%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.3%, similar to England, similar to Lancashire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Charles Saer Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miSecondaryFleetwood High SchoolFoundation school
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimarySt Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryFleetwood Flakefleet Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryShakespeare Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryCardinal Allen Catholic High School, FleetwoodVoluntary aided school
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryLarkholme Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryFleetwood Chaucer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miPrimarySt. Mary's Catholic Primary School, FleetwoodAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miNot applicableRossall SchoolOther independent school
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Charles Saer Community Primary School

What is Charles Saer Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Charles Saer Community Primary School is rated Inadequate, last inspected on 24 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Charles Saer Community Primary School rank in England?

Charles Saer Community Primary School ranks 14,745 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 97% of schools).

What are Charles Saer Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 28% of pupils at Charles Saer Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Charles Saer Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Charles Saer Community Primary School made 16 offers from 43 applications (2.7 per offer), and 16 of 16 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Charles Saer Community Primary School?

Charles Saer Community Primary School has 270 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Charles Saer Community Primary School?

Charles Saer Community Primary School had 315 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Charles Saer Community Primary School?

At Charles Saer Community Primary School, the average class had 27.1 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Charles Saer Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Charles Saer Community Primary School missed 8.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 31.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.