Primary school

Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • FY6 7PE
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,969 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 26%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 20%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 20%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM76% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 73% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 71% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 79% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 76% · 29 pupils · North West 63%79%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 25% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 21% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 6%25%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 105108105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in80.6%
29 of 36 who put it first2014 · 96.3%2026 · 80.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3629
2nd261
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2012Inadequate
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.4%
First language not English4.7%
SEN support15.6%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.2%

Girls 47.2%Boys 52.8%

101% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 9.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.7
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 11.2 FTE · Whole workforce 19.4 · 28 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,362
Spend per pupil£6,579
Staff spend per pupil£4,803
Reserve per pupil£428
  • +£90,672revenue reserve
  • −£46,031in-year balance

Grants £5,826 · self-generated £536 · premises £251 per pupil