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Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Lancaster, LA1 2JHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2022
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#6,580
of 13,686 nationally

About Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 86 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 87. Of those, 28 offers went to first-preference applicants, suggesting strong local confidence. The school has a Church of England character and is led by headteacher Leanne Gaffiney. It currently has 198 pupils on roll, just shy of its 210 capacity, and serves a community where 40. 9% of children are eligible for free school meals — well above the national average. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, the school was rated Good across all five categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSlyne Road, Lancaster, Lancaster, LA1 2JH
HeadteacherLeanne Gaffiney
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils198
Free School Meals (FSM)40.9%
School Capacity198 / 210 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 May 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, 30 Jun 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:20-18:00

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

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Skerton St Luke's Church of England 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.