Primary schools in Lancaster

There are 24 primary schools in Lancaster (Lancashire), teaching 4,464 pupils. Of the 23 with a score, 9 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 6 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Lancaster All schools in Lancaster

Pupils from low-income families19%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools9 of 23scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards7inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)102 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full3 of 24schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.5one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs3schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (24)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	207	10%	Outstanding 2024	98	95 to 100
2	Dolphinholme Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	82	5%	Good 2024	86	56 to 96
3	Moorside Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11	570	10%	Good 2023	83	72 to 90
4	Caton Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	81	21%	Not inspected	82	42 to 96
5	Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	201	8%	Report card 2026	80	61 to 90
6	Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	199	10%	Good 2022	79	59 to 90
7	The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, LancasterRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	195	25%	Not inspected	70	39 to 88
8	Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	220	11%	Good 2023	69	44 to 85
9	Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	97	10%	Good 2024	68	35 to 88
10	Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	171	6%	Report card 2026	60	33 to 81
11	Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	201	18%	Report card 2026	59	35 to 80
12	Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	372	19%	Good 2022	56	36 to 74
13	Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	28	4%	Good 2024	53	16 to 86
14	St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	225	12%	No overall grade 2024	53	30 to 74
15	Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	498	15%	Report card 2026	52	34 to 70
16	Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	362	58%	Report card 2026	43	25 to 64
17	Cawthorne's Endowed SchoolChristian · ages 3-11	34	15%	Good 2024	42	17 to 73
18	Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	188	37%	Good 2022	16	7 to 34
19	Willow Lane Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	199	38%	No overall grade 2025	15	7 to 32
20	Castle View Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	100	56%	Report card 2026	6	2 to 18
21	Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	16	6%	Requires improvement 2024	5	2 to 15
22	Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	12	8%	Report card 2026	2	1 to 7
23	St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterAcademy · ages 4-11	144	56%	Requires improvement 2024	2	1 to 4
	Wray with Botton Endowed Primary SchoolChristian · ages 4-11	62	8%	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.