Schools in Poulton-le-Fylde
Returned in the Domesday Book as Poltun in 1086, Poulton-le-Fylde has served as the market town of the Lancashire Fylde for nearly a millennium. The medieval market square and stocks remain.
The Breck is the school-competitive residential quarter east of the town, where families compete for primary places, and Poulton-le-Fylde itself is widely regarded as one of the Fylde's most consistent postcodes for school catchments. Hambleton and Singleton extend along the rural fringe to the east, with Preesall reaching north toward the Wyre estuary. Northern Rail services link the station to Blackpool North in around ten minutes and onward to Preston in approximately twenty-five, and around 18,000 people live in the town today.
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Area Performance
Poulton-le-Fylde schools rank in the top 48% of England
Across 14 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.36/10, -0.00 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
15% Elite
Distribution across all Poulton-le-Fylde schools
Poulton-le-Fylde vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 48%
Across all ranked Poulton-le-Fylde schools
Primary schools: 11 schools (state + independent)
top 46% of 14,825
top 46% of 14,825
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
top 55% of 3,810
top 55% of 3,810
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Poulton-le-Fylde town
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School profiles in Poulton-le-Fylde
Browse 6 local profile links across primary schools in poulton-le-fylde town and secondary schools in poulton-le-fylde town. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
Primary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde town
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Secondary schools in Poulton-le-Fylde town
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