Schools in Morecambe
Morecambe has 18 schools covering 15 primaries and 2 secondaries, administered by Lancashire County Council. The area has a notably high proportion of faith schools — 5 out of 18 — predominantly Church of England and Roman Catholic primaries that apply religious criteria above proximity in their oversubscription tiebreaker. Lancashire uses a county-wide co-ordinated admissions scheme with preference applications due in October for secondary and January for primary.
The town's secondary sector is served by Bay Leadership Academy and Morecambe Bay Academy, both of which are academies operating under individual admissions policies. Morecambe's coastal geography and relatively high levels of social deprivation compared to the county average mean FSM eligibility can be a significant factor at some schools. Families relocating from outside Lancashire should allow extra time to request school information packs before the deadline.
School demand in Morecambe
Across the 18 schools in Morecambe with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in Morecambe have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
2 of the schools in Morecambe are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lancashire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Morecambe have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Morecambe: 1 oversubscribed (15)
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA4 5JL
Lancaster Road Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA4 5TH
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA3 1EJ
West End Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA3 1BW
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA3 2ST
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA4 6PN
Great Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA4 6UB
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA4 4XF
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA3 3RY
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Morecambe · LA3 2RF
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Morecambe · LA4 5QA
Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Morecambe · LA3 3EZ
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Morecambe · LA3 2ER
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Morecambe · LA4 5PS
Mossgate Primary School
Primary · Community school
Morecambe · LA3 2EE
Secondary Schools in Morecambe (2)
Other Schools in Morecambe (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Morecambe are set by Lancashire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.