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Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, LA2 8JYPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
4 1st-choice / 5 places
Ranking
#9,409
of 13,686 nationally

About Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a small state primary in the Lancashire local authority, serving just 39 pupils from ages 4 to 11. It sits within the Lancaster borough, and its most recent ranking places it 31st out of 46 primary schools in the area, putting it in the bottom half of local schools. For context, the top-performing peers in the same authority include Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School in Chorley, all of which score significantly higher on the ranking metric. The school's small size is a defining feature — with a capacity of 70, it is currently well under-filled, and only 7. 7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the national average. Oversubscription data for 2025/26 shows that the school received 23 applications for just 5 places, with 4 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4. 6, which suggests strong local demand despite its middling rank.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressMain Street, Hornby St. Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Lancaster, Lancaster, LA2 8JY
HeadteacherNicole Davison
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils39
Free School Meals (FSM)7.7%
School Capacity39 / 70 (56% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 1 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

08:00-09:00

After-school care

15:30-16:30

Source: hornby.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.