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Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School

Lancaster, LA3 2STPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2023
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 38 places
Ranking
#8,274
of 13,686 nationally

About Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School

Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2023, and within that assessment one area stood out: behaviour and attitudes were judged Outstanding. That judgement aligns with the school’s core academic story, which is one of solid, if not spectacular, performance at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 assessments, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits just a whisker below the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing Trumacar 28th out of 46 primary schools in the Lancaster district. The school’s national ranking places it in the bottom half of all primaries, but the picture is more nuanced than a single rank suggests. In maths, 79% of pupils hit the expected level and the average scaled score was 103, while reading and writing both saw 71% reaching the expected standard. Higher attainment was less common: only 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCombermere Road, Morecambe, Lancaster, LA3 2ST
HeadteacherPaul Slater
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils334
Free School Meals (FSM)42.9%
School Capacity334 / 345 (97% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 2 Jul 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Trumacar Nursery and Community 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.