Find the best primary schools in Wyre. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Wyre has 41 primary schools, all in Lancashire council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 41, 22 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Wyre primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock | Roman Catholic | 4.5 / 5 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.5 / 5 |
| Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.4 / 5 |
| Nateby Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
There are 41 primary schools in Wyre.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. If you live in Wyre, that council is Lancashire. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 41 primary schools in Wyre, 22 have a religious character: 13 Church of England and 9 Roman Catholic. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School (4.8), St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock (4.5), Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School (4.5), Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School (4.5) and Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School (4.4). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 41 schools here, 37 have enough published data for a rating.
| Mixed |
| 4.2 / 5 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le-Fylde | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 |
| Scorton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Garstang Community Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Shakespeare Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Hambleton Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Carleton Green Community Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| St. Anne's Copp CofE Primary School, Great Eccleston | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| Thornton Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston | Roman Catholic | 3.7 / 5 |
| St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| Larkholme Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Northfold Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Stalmine Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Forton Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys | Roman Catholic | 3.4 / 5 |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided School | Church of England | 3.1 / 5 |
| St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy | Roman Catholic | 2.8 / 5 |
| Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling | Roman Catholic | 1.6 / 5 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
| St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Garstang | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
| Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School | Church of England | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.