# Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School

Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 413 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119283. [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 413
- Council: Lancaster
- URN: 119283

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 July 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Great Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-wood-primary-school-e119311): 470 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Morecambe Road School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morecambe-road-school-e119876): 770 m. Special. School remains Good, June 2023
- [Lancaster and Morecambe College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-and-morecambe-college-e130737): 810 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Lancaster Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-road-primary-school-e119137): 1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morecambe-and-heysham-grosvenor-park-primary-school-e119351): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Morecambe Bay Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morecambe-bay-academy-e147115): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119283)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119283)

## How to cite

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