Primary schools3 · best KS2 results first
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Schools in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank · DfE, Ofsted
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s state schools: primary results beat 88% of towns in England, secondary results only 28%
At Key Stage 2, 70% of pupils at Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s primaries met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, above both Lancashire’s towns (62%) and towns in England (62%). 4 state-funded schools are located in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s built-up area. Tarleton and Hesketh Bank grades B for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #23 of 65 in Lancashire. Ofsted is shown, not graded.
State schools
4
3 primary, 1 secondary
Reading, writing & maths
70%
meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25
England’s schools: 62%
Attainment 8
42.5
GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
39%
a strong pass in both · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47%
Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.
What stands out about Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s schools
Strong primaries, weaker secondaries
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s secondary results beat 28% of English towns; its primary results beat 88%. 70% of the town’s 11-year-olds meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England and 60% across Lancashire. Every school’s result ↓
Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.
School Grade
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank grades B for schools
Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.
Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (70% meet the standard)Better than 88% of towns in England
Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (42.5 and 39%)Better than 28% of towns in England
The primary figure lifts Tarleton and Hesketh Bank; the secondary figure holds it back.
The primary figure: 3 primaries in the town, 195 pupils in results over three years. Tarleton and Hesketh Bank has 1 secondary of its own with GCSE results, too few to judge on, so the secondary figure uses the 1 graded secondary in and within 3 km of the town (137 pupils in results). Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.
Map
Where Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s 4 state schools are
Each school at its address, coloured by its own letter and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s built-up area.
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PrimarySecondary (named)Special, nursery, 16–19Size: pupilsABCDNo letter
Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table.
Getting a place
How school places work in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank
Lancashire County Council handles applications for every state school in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.
Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.
Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.
Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.
When a school is full
Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 2 of Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s 4 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.
Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work
How full each school is
Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%.
Tarleton Holy Trinity99%
Tarleton90%
Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints incl. nursery76%
Tarleton incl. nursery73%
DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.
The schools
4 state schools in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank
Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.
Letters of Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s schoolsA 2B 0C 1D 1
Secondary schools1 · best GCSE results first
Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspections
Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.
Inadequate 1Ungraded inspection only 3
Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 0 of Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s 4 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.
Who runs them
3 academy trusts and the council
Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.
| Run by | Schools | Pupils | Their letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavour Learning TrustTarleton | 1 | 674 | C |
| Axia Learning AllianceTarleton | 1 | 242 | A− |
| Learning Together TrustHesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints | 1 | 178 | D− |
| Lancashire County CouncilTarleton Holy Trinity | 1 | 207 | A− |
After 16
Where Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s teenagers go at 16
In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.
The state secondary in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank teaches 11 to 16. The nearest college is Runshaw College, a further-education college 6.1 miles away.
Secondaries with a sixth form
0 of 1
state schools in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank
Colleges within 12 miles
4
nearest: Runshaw College
Grammar schools in Lancashire
4
selective state secondaries
| College | Distance |
|---|---|
| Runshaw CollegeFurther-education college · PR25 3DQ | 6.1 mi |
| Southport Education GroupFurther-education college · PR9 0TT | 7.3 mi |
| Cardinal Newman CollegeFurther-education college · PR1 4HD | 7.4 mi |
| Preston CollegeFurther-education college · PR2 8UR | 8.3 mi |
Towns its size
154th of 437 English towns of 6,000 to 12,000
Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns either side of Tarleton and Hesketh Bank, and the top and bottom of the group.
| # | Town | Schools | KS2 | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ E&M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowdon Greater Manchester | A+ | 83% | 78.4 | 99% |
| … | |||||
| 150 | Conisbrough South Yorkshire | B | 60% | 48.2 | 58% |
| 151 | East Boldon and West Boldon Tyne and Wear | B | 70% | 43.3 | 39% |
| 152 | Royston South Yorkshire | B | 72% | 41.5 | 40% |
| 153 | Chipping Sodbury Gloucestershire | B | 62% | 48.8 | 49% |
| 154 | Tarleton and Hesketh Bank Lancashire | B | 70% | 42.5 | 39% |
| 155 | Penryn Cornwall | B | 62% | 47.7 | 48% |
| 156 | Olney Buckinghamshire | B | 63% | — | — |
| 157 | Godmanchester Cambridgeshire | B | 66% | 45 | 43% |
| 158 | Easington County Durham | B | 66% | 44.7 | 43% |
| … | |||||
| 437 | Freshwater and Totland Isle of Wight | D− | 39% | — | — |
Neighbours
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank and the places around it
Coloured by School Grade.
LongtonCrostonBanksWymottHuttonFreckletonRuffordTarleton and Hesketh Bank
| Town | Schools | KS2 | Att. 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank 4 schools | B | 70% | 42.5 |
| Longton 5 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3 mi | A | 77% | 49.4 |
| Croston 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.2 mi | A+ | 78% | 56.2 |
| Banks 2 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.6 mi | D | 52% | 40.8 |
| Wymott 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 3.7 mi | B | 61% | 50 |
| Hutton 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4 mi | A− | 65% | 51.9 |
| Freckleton 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4.2 mi | C | 63% | 41.3 |
| Rufford 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 4.4 mi | A | 68% | — |
Croston has the best-graded schools nearby (A+). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
- Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Tarleton and Hesketh Bank: 6% (England’s average school: 8%).
- Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
- Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
- Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
- Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
- Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
- Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.
Questions about schools in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank
Are schools in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank good?
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s state schools earn a B against schools across England: primary results beat 88% of towns in England; secondary results beat 28% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Lancashire council.
What is the best primary school in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank?
On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School: 74% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.
Do Tarleton and Hesketh Bank secondary schools have sixth forms?
No. The state secondary teaches 11–16; students move at 16 to a college, a sixth form elsewhere or an apprenticeship.
How do I apply for a school place in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank?
Through Lancashire County Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).
How many state schools are in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank?
4 open state-funded schools are located in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank’s built-up area: 3 primary, 1 secondary and 0 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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