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Nether Kellet Community Primary School

Primary · Carnforth · LA6 1HH

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 February 2025

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At a glance

104 pupils · 99% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.netherkellet.lancs.sch.uk
URN
119141

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 15 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 25 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 15 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

16 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers66.5%
Lancashire average60.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolBadminton · 179 miles awayGood60%
Pensford Primary SchoolBristol · 189 miles awayGood93%
Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · 138 miles awayExpected standard69%
Crakehall Church of England Primary SchoolBedale · 48 miles awayGood (2019)75%
St James Church of England Primary AcademyRugeley · 102 miles awayGood45%
Uley Church of England Primary SchoolDursley · 168 miles awayGood53%
Fir Ends Primary SchoolBrampton · 61 miles awayNo current grade33%
Temple Guiting Church of England SchoolCHELTENHAM · 153 miles awayGood82%
Stowting Church of England Primary SchoolAshford · 259 miles awayGood100%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HawkshawBolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury · 37 miles awayGood64%
Newton Burgoland Primary SchoolCoalville · 112 miles awayGood55%
Feckenham CofE Primary SchoolRedditch · 132 miles awayGood78%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Lancashire 74%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Lancashire 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Lancashire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lancashire: 2.62 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,918; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,515
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £60,303; in-year balance +£7,293

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier85.4%62.3%
Social housing3.5%17.1%
Privately rented11.1%20.5%
Detached houses45.7%22.9%
Flats2.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025130 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£250,00022 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£232,500–£302,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (13)£250,000
Terraced (5)£241,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
13a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
4a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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