Arkholme Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Arkholme, Carnforth, LA6 1AU
Phone: 01524221418
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr David Prescott
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 102
School capacity: 112
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 2
% eligible for free school meals: 2.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 3.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 1.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Vision impairment: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

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These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #3 of 45 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterOutstanding
#3Arkholme Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterOutstanding
#3Arkholme Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#6Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#7Carnforth Community Primary SchoolGood
#8Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Cawthorne's Endowed SchoolGood
#10Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Dolphinholme Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13Great Wood Primary SchoolGood
#14Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolGood
#17Lancaster Road Primary SchoolGood
#18Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolGood
#19Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Moorside Primary SchoolGood
#22Morecambe Bay Community Primary SchoolGood
#23Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary SchoolGood
#24Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary SchoolGood
#25Mossgate Primary SchoolGood
#26Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, CarnforthGood
#27Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#28Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#29Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#30Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#31Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#32Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#33Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#34Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#35St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#36Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#37Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary SchoolGood
#38Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary SchoolGood
#39West End Primary SchoolGood
#40Yealand Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#41Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#42Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#43St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterRequires improvement
#44St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MorecambeRequires improvement
#45Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,531 (2024-25)

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Ranked #26 of 52 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#24West End Primary School£7,564
#25Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School£7,559
#26Arkholme Church of England Primary School£7,531
#27Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,270
#28Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School£7,257

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School£28,663
#2Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£18,051
#3Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School£17,754
#4Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£12,281
#5Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School£11,248
#6Yealand Church of England Primary School£10,629
#7Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School£10,245
#8Castle View Primary Academy£10,059
#9Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£9,942
#10Cawthorne's Endowed School£9,897
#11Carnforth Community Primary School£9,867
#12Caton Primary School£9,683
#13Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School£9,394
#14Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School£9,149
#15St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster£8,853
#16Morecambe Bay Community Primary School£8,738
#17Lancaster Ryelands Primary School£8,133
#18Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School£7,884
#19Lancaster Road Primary School£7,876
#20Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School£7,824
#21Willow Lane Community Primary School£7,764
#22St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe£7,656
#23Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School£7,649
#24West End Primary School£7,564
#25Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School£7,559
#26Arkholme Church of England Primary School£7,531
#27Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,270
#28Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School£7,257
#29Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School£7,235
#30St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£7,216
#31The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster£7,206
#32Mossgate Primary School£7,183
#33Nether Kellet Community Primary School£7,178
#34Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School£7,095
#35Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School£6,909
#36Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,906
#37Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth£6,894
#38Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School£6,832
#39Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School£6,759
#40Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School£6,752
#41Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,615
#42Bowerham Primary & Nursery School£6,563
#43Moorside Primary School£6,444
#44Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School£6,329
#45Great Wood Primary School£6,314
#46St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster£6,165
#47St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School£6,160
#48Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School£6,055
#49Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School£6,043
#50Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,007
#51Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School£5,968
#52Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School£5,846

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