Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth in Lancashire Early years summary

Local area: Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth

Local authority: Lancashire

Summary

Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth (E02005321) is part of Lancashire local authority (view on map). Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth has an approximate population of 6,300 people, of which 5.3% are children 5 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth neighbours Fleetwood Town, Fleetwood Warren, Fleetwood South East, and Cleveleys West.

Guidance and data sources

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

Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth is the 128th least deprived area in Lancashire (out of 153) with 55% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Lancashire and 38% nationally.

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Provider information

Registered childcare providers

Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth has 2 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth
All childcare providers 2
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Summary of Ofsted findings

Summary of Ofsted findings

Inspection of Lancashire’s local authority children’s services

These inspections focus on the effectiveness of local authority services and arrangements:

  • to help and protect children, and enable families to stay together and get the help they need
  • the experiences and progress of children in care wherever they live, including those children who return home
  • the arrangements for permanence for children who are looked after, in stable, loving homes, including adoption
  • the experiences and progress of care leavers.
Inspection type Inspection start date Overall effectiveness Impact of leaders Help and protection Children in care Care leavers
ILACS Standard Inspection 11 May 2026 Not judged Outstanding Good Good Outstanding

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Area SEND inspection of Lancashire Local Area Partnership

The purpose of an area SEND inspection is to:

  • provide an independent, external evaluation of the effectiveness of the local area partnership’s arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
  • where appropriate, recommend what the local area partnership should do to improve the arrangements.
Inspection outcome

Lancashire was last inspected on 9 December 2024.

There are widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns about the experiences and outcomes of children and young people with SEND, which the local area partnership must address urgently. The local area partnership must prepare and submit a priority area SEND action plan addressing the areas for priority action that we identified.

They were given 3 areas for priority action.

A monitoring inspection will be carried out within approximately 18 months. The next full area SEND inspection will be within approximately 3 years.

Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) ask that the local area partnership updates and publishes its strategic plan based on the recommendations set out in this report.

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Joint targeted area inspection of Lancashire local authority

The agencies for these inspections can include the police, children’s social care, probation services, education and relevant health services. Inspectors will also evaluate how local agencies work with education and childcare providers. The focus of these inspections is how effectively the local safeguarding partners work together at the practice and strategic levels.

Theme Inspection start date Link
Serious youth violence 5 February 2024 Link

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Early years population

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Percentage of Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth population by age group

Table showing percentage of Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth population by age group

% in Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth % in Lancashire % National
Age 5 and under 5.3% 6.1% 6.4%
Under 1 year 0.8% 0.9% 1.0%
1 year 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
2 years 0.8% 1.0% 1.1%
3 years 0.7% 1.0% 1.1%
4 years 1.0% 1.1% 1.1%
5 years 1.1% 1.1% 1.1%

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Local authority context

Early years pupil premium

In Lancashire, 6.6% of children are receiving the early years pupil premium, compared to 5.1% nationally.

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Percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Table showing the percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Number in Lancashire % in Lancashire % National
Receiving pupil premium 5,142 6.6% 5.1%

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Children looked after

The percentage of 'children looked after' in Lancashire is 0.7% for under 1 year olds and 0.4% for 1 to 4 year olds. The national average is 0.6% for under 1 year olds and 0.4% for 1 to 4 year olds.

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Table showing percentage of children looked after in Lancashire

Number in Lancashire % in Lancashire % National
Children looked after (under 1 year) 86 0.7% 0.6%
Children looked after (aged 1 to 4 years) 202 0.4% 0.4%

Percentage of children looked after in Lancashire

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Special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded schools

This data is taken from the school census data for children aged 5 and under with special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded settings.

In Lancashire, 4.1% of children aged 5 and under receive SEN support in state-funded settings and 1.7% have an EHC plan, compared to 4.5% and 1.4% nationally.

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Percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Table showing percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Number in Lancashire % in Lancashire % National
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 3,217 4.1% 4.5%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 191 0.5% 0.3%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (3 years) 444 3.4% 3.7%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (4 years) 1,035 7.5% 9.2%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (5 years) 1,547 11% 12%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 1,354 1.7% 1.4%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 4 0% 0%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (3 years) 27 0.2% 0.3%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (4 years) 566 4.1% 3.1%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (5 years) 757 5.3% 4.8%

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Education, health and care plans

This data is taken from the local authority level data for children aged 5 and under issued with an education, health and care (EHC) plan in Lancashire.

In Lancashire, 2.0% of children aged 5 and under have an EHC plan, compared to 1.6% nationally.

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Percentage of children with an EHCP in Lancashire by age group

Table showing percentage of children with an EHCP in Lancashire by age group

Number in Lancashire % in Lancashire % National
Total: Children with an EHCP (age 5 and under) 1,538 2.0% 1.6%
Total: Children with an EHCP (under 2 years) 12 0% 0%
Total: Children with an EHCP (3 years) 109 0.8% 0.8%
Total: Children with an EHCP (4 years) 606 4.4% 3.4%
Total: Children with an EHCP (5 years) 811 5.7% 5.0%

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Early years funded takeup

In Lancashire, take-up of funded early years places is 84% for 2-year-olds, 94% for 3-year-olds, and 97% for 4-year-olds, compared to 72%, 88%, and 93% nationally.

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Percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Table showing percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Funded early years places for 2-year-olds Number of eligible 2-year-olds % of population aged 2 % take-up of funded places
Lancashire 2,775 21% 84%
National 119,598 19% 72%
Funded early years places for 3-year-olds Number of eligible 3-year-olds % of population aged 3 % take-up of funded places
Lancashire All 3-year olds are eligible 94%
National 88%
Funded early years places for 4-year-olds Number of eligible 4-year-olds % of population aged 4 % take-up of funded places
Lancashire All 4-year olds are eligible 97%
National 93%
The 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old funded places tables look different because they measure different things; funded places for 2-year-olds are only for children considered to be disadvantaged, while for 3- and 4-year-olds everyone is entitled to a funded place.

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Children's overweight and obesity

In Lancashire, 26% of reception-age children are overweight or obese, compared to 24% nationally.

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Percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Table showing percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Number in Lancashire % in Lancashire % National
Children's overweight and obesity (reception-age children) 3,020 26% 24%

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Oral health

In Lancashire, 24% of children aged 5 have visible tooth decay (oral health issues) compared to 22% nationally.

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Percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Table showing percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Number examined in Lancashire % examined in Lancashire % in Lancashire % National
Oral health (visible tooth decay in 5-year-olds) 3,464 25% 24% 22%

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