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Lancaster Road Primary School

Lancaster, LA4 5THPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2021
KS2 Results
44%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
50 1st-choice / 52 places
Ranking
#11,815
of 13,686 nationally

About Lancaster Road Primary School

Lancaster Road Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its previous graded inspection in 2013. The most recent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good, with leadership and management also judged Good. However, the school's academic outcomes tell a more nuanced story. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, only 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well below the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing the school 36th out of 46 primary schools in the Lancaster district. Nationally, it ranks in the bottom 14% of all primaries on this combined measure. Individual subject results show 65% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, 61% in maths, and 52% in reading, with just 5% achieving the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLancaster Road, Morecambe, Lancaster, LA4 5TH
HeadteacherKirsty Sutton
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils519
Free School Meals (FSM)44.5%
School Capacity519 / 600 (87% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Nov 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (10 Nov 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 17 Jul 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

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Lancaster Road Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.