Best Primary schools in Lancaster
These rankings cover primary schools in the town of Lancaster based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • LA1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
2.Cawthorne's Endowed SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • LA2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Apr 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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3.Dolphinholme Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • LA2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Apr 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
4.Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • LA1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jan 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
5.Bentham Community Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Lancaster • LA2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jan 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
6.Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Lancaster • LA1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Aug 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
7.Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • LA1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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8.Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Lancaster • LA1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Apr 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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9.Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary • Community school • Lancaster • LA1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jan 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
10.Willow Lane Community Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Lancaster • LA1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on May 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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