Mount Pleasant Lane, Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 8DT
10 reasons to choose Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Top line
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Carnforth and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 21% of schools.
The Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Platinum Award.
The Arts at Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.10/3.20pm though after school clubs can extend the day.
Find another school near Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Lancaster Steiner School (4.9 miles); Sedbergh Prep School, Casterton (13.8 miles).
Scotforth St Paul’s Church of England Primary School (5.5 miles); St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (5.5 miles); Yealand Church of England Primary School (5.6 miles).
Sedbergh School (21.8 miles); Giggleswick School (23.7 miles); Abrar Academy (24.6 miles).
Lancaster Royal Grammar School (4.6 miles); Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School (4.6 miles); Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (5 miles).