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Schools in Lancaster, Lancashire

40 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

40
Total Schools
24
Primary
5
Secondary
1
SEND
2
Outstanding
12
Good
4
Req. Improvement
0
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 18 of 40 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Lancaster

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Lancaster Royal Grammar School74.1Attainment 8
  2. 2Lancaster Girls' Grammar School73.4Attainment 8
  3. 3Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy50.7Attainment 8
  4. 4Our Lady's Catholic College41.3Attainment 8
  5. 5Lancaster High School35.6Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

40 of 40 schools

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 4RS

OutstandingSecondaryAges 11–18

1,733 pupils

Attainment 8: 50.7

Trust: THE BAY LEARNING TRUST

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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 4HT

OutstandingPrimaryAges 4–11

206 pupils

KS2: 79% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Appletree Nursery School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 5QB

GoodNursery

66 pupils

View school →Local authority nursery school

Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 4BS

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

478 pupils

KS2: 60% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Cawthorne's Endowed School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 9BQ

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

40 pupils

KS2: 67% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Chadwick High School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 2AY

GoodAges 11–16

Trust: THE COASTAL COLLABORATIVE TRUST

View school →Academy alternative provision converter

Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 9AN

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

78 pupils

KS2: 85% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 1LD

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

387 pupils

KS2: 65% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 1SF

GoodSecondaryAges 11–18

997 pupils

Attainment 8: 73.4

Trust: LANCASTER GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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Lancaster High School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 3LS

GoodSecondaryAges 11–16

591 pupils

Attainment 8: 35.6

Trust: THE BAY LEARNING TRUST

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Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 3EF

GoodSecondaryAges 11–18

1,290 pupils

Attainment 8: 74.1

Trust: LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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Lancaster Ryelands Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 2RJ

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

386 pupils

KS2: 63% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 4SE

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

231 pupils

KS2: 63% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 2JH

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

198 pupils

KS2: 40% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 8JY

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 4–11

39 pupils

KS2: 55% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Our Lady's Catholic College

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 2RX

Requires ImprovementSecondaryAges 11–18

999 pupils

Attainment 8: 41.3

View school →Voluntary aided school

St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 2DU

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 4–11

150 pupils

KS2: 33% met expected standard

Trust: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 0AR

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 5–11

10 pupils

View school →Voluntary aided school

Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 6AP

Not ratedAges 18–25
View school →Special post 16 institution

Castle View Primary Academy

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 3LE

Not rated1 jobPrimaryAges 4–11

101 pupils

KS2: 31% met expected standard

Trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED

View school →Academy sponsor led

Caton Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 9NH

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

74 pupils

KS2: 63% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 9PJ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

162 pupils

KS2: 73% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Crookhey Hall School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 0HA

Not ratedAges 10–17

92 pupils

Attainment 8: 1.1

View school →Other independent special school

Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 0JS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

199 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Jamea Al Kauthar

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 5AJ

Not ratedAges 11–25

275 pupils

Attainment 8: 49.3

View school →Other independent school

Lancaster and Morecambe College

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 2TY

Not rated16 plusAges 16–99
View school →Further education

Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 3ES

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

199 pupils

KS2: 64% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 5QU

Not ratedAges 3–11

12 pupils

View school →Other independent school

Moorside Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 4HT

Not ratedPrimaryAges 5–11

592 pupils

KS2: 70% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 8LH

Not ratedAges 7–18

35 pupils

View school →Other independent school

Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 9EL

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

95 pupils

KS2: 69% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school

Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 6JL

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

201 pupils

KS2: 74% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 6QE

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

235 pupils

KS2: 64% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Stepping Stones School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 4HT

Not ratedAges 5–11

24 pupils

View school →Pupil referral unit

Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 8RA

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

24 pupils

View school →Voluntary controlled school

The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 3BT

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

202 pupils

KS2: 80% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

The Loyne Specialist School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 2QD

Not ratedAges 4–19

116 pupils

KS2: 0% met expected standard

View school →Community special school

University of Lancaster

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 4YW

Not rated
View school →Higher education institutions

Willow Lane Community Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA1 5PR

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

205 pupils

KS2: 46% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School

Lancaster, Lancashire· LA2 8QE

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

62 pupils

KS2: 50% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary controlled school