School admissions in Carnforth
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
15 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 1.07 | 29 | 3 miles |
| Ingleton Primary School | 1.03 | 30 | not published |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 12 | not published |
| Arnside National CofE School | 1.00 | 8 | not published |
| Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 4 | not published |
| Carnforth Community Primary School | 1.00 | 14 | not published |
| Holme Primary School | 1.00 | 14 | not published |
| Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 5 | not published |
| Nether Kellet Community Primary School | 1.00 | 15 | not published |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth | 1.00 | 10 | not published |
| Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 14 | not published |
| Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 3 | not published |
| Yealand Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 3 | not published |
| Burton Morewood CofE Primary School | 0.95 | 20 | not published |
| Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School | 0.94 | 36 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.