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Lancaster Ryelands Primary School

Lancaster, LA1 2RJPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2022
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
38 1st-choice / 40 places
Ranking
#7,503
of 13,686 nationally

About Lancaster Ryelands Primary School

Lancaster Ryelands Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including the graded visit in February 2022. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 61% of pupils. That figure is almost exactly in line with the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing Ryelands squarely in the middle of the pack. In the local authority rankings, the school comes 26th out of 46 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half of Lancaster’s state primaries. Nationally, it sits around the 55th percentile. The picture is one of solid, unflashy attainment: the school gets most children to the expected level, but only 2% reach the higher standard across all three subjects, which is notably low.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressTorrisholme Road, Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 2RJ
HeadteacherLinda Pye
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils386
Free School Meals (FSM)58.2%
School Capacity386 / 384 (101% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Feb 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 28 Apr 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:15-08:45

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

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Lancaster Ryelands 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.