St Annes Town

Summary

St Annes Town (E02005208) is part of Lancashire local authority (view on map). St Annes Town has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 11% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

St Annes Town neighbours St Annes North & Airport, Heyhouses & Park, and Ansdell & Fairhaven.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

St Annes Town is the 82nd least deprived area in Lancashire (out of 153) with 32% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Lancashire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In St Annes Town, 23% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 26% in Lancashire and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in St Annes Town % in Lancashire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 23% 26% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 77% 74% 73%

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Special educational needs

In St Annes Town, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Lancashire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in St Annes Town % in Lancashire % in England
No special educational needs 84% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In St Annes Town, 14% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 22% in Lancashire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in St Annes Town % in Lancashire % in England
White 86% 78% 67%
Asian 5% 14% 14%
Black 2% 2% 7%
Mixed 4% 4% 7%
Other 2% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in St Annes Town with English as an additional language is 12%, compared with 15% in Lancashire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in St Annes Town % in Lancashire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 12% 15% 22%
Known or believed to be English 88% 85% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

St Annes Town has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in St Annes Town
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in St Annes Town since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

St Annes Town has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in St Annes Town
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In St Annes Town, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in St Annes Town so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in St Annes Town. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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