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Education in Lancaster

District

The north of the North West. 145,237 people in 567 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Lancaster, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Lancaster had 72 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
72
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Lancaster had 72 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Lancaster among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Lancaster is 72.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Lancaster. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Lancaster

Lancaster has 72 open schools: 1 nursery, 52 primary, 8 secondary, 5 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 3 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
17
Requires improvement
4
Inadequate
0

24 of the 66 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and July 2024.

18 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Lancaster

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (May 2024), Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy (December 2022), Bleasdale School (April 2024).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Appletree Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school0 to 478Good (overall), May 2024

Primary (52)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Arkholme Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11102Good (overall), April 202442% met KS2 standard
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11290Good (overall), July 202259% met KS2 standard
Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 11498Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11113Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Carnforth Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1199Good (overall), February 202429% met KS2 standard
Castle View Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11100Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses31% met KS2 standard
Caton Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 1181Standards maintained, February 202563% met KS2 standard
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11171Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Cawthorne's Endowed SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1134Good (overall), March 202467% met KS2 standard
Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1165Good (overall), June 202354% met KS2 standard
Dolphinholme Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1182Good (overall), March 202485% met KS2 standard
Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11199School remains Good, October 202271% met KS2 standard
Great Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11406School remains Good, November 202273% met KS2 standard
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11230School remains Good, January 202476% met KS2 standard
Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1116Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met55% met KS2 standard
Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11201Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11372Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Lancaster Road Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11478Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met53% met KS2 standard
Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11362Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met63% met KS2 standard
Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1138Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met40% met KS2 standard
Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1122Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
Moorside Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11570School remains Good, December 202370% met KS2 standard
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11320School remains Good, September 202370% met KS2 standard
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11428School remains Good, January 202360% met KS2 standard
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11413Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11491Requires improvement (overall), May 202453% met KS2 standard
Morecambe Bay Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11276Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met30% met KS2 standard
Mossgate Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11206School remains Good, March 202470% met KS2 standard
Nether Kellet Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11104Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, CarnforthAcademy converter3 to 1181School remains Good, June 202254% met KS2 standard
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11102Good (overall), April 202470% met KS2 standard
Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11161School remains Good, March 202364% met KS2 standard
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11165Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met36% met KS2 standard
Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1197School remains Good, July 202469% met KS2 standard
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11220Good (overall), November 202363% met KS2 standard
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1155Good (overall), June 202457% met KS2 standard
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11188Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met40% met KS2 standard
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11201Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met74% met KS2 standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, LancasterVoluntary aided school4 to 11207Outstanding (overall), May 202479% met KS2 standard
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, LancasterAcademy sponsor led4 to 11144Requires improvement (overall), June 202433% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MorecambeVoluntary aided school4 to 11150Requires improvement (overall), July 202452% met KS2 standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11182School remains Good, March 202357% met KS2 standard
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11225Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1128School remains Good, February 2024
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, LancasterVoluntary aided school4 to 11195Standards maintained, March 202580% met KS2 standard
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1112Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11321Good (overall), May 202341% met KS2 standard
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1195School remains Good, July 202436% met KS2 standard
West End Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11197Good (overall), November 202252% met KS2 standard
Willow Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11199Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade46% met KS2 standard
Wray with Botton Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1162Standards maintained, May 202550% met KS2 standard
Yealand Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1132Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met

Secondary (8)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Bay Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 18726Good (overall), October 2022Attainment 8: 37.0
Carnforth High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16657Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 43.5
Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,038Good (overall), September 2022Attainment 8: 72.1
Lancaster High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16567Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 41.8
Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,294Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 71.6
Morecambe Bay AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,045Good (overall), September 2023Attainment 8: 39.7
Our Lady's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school11 to 18981Requires improvement (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 41.1
Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,755Outstanding (overall), December 2022Attainment 8: 49.1

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito CollegeSpecial post 16 institution18 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Bleasdale SchoolCommunity special school2 to 1988Outstanding (overall), April 2024
Crookhey Hall SchoolOther independent special school10 to 1798No outcome in Ofsted's file
Morecambe Road SchoolCommunity special school3 to 16224School remains Good, June 2023
The Loyne Specialist SchoolCommunity special school4 to 19121School remains Outstanding, January 2024

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Lancaster and Morecambe CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Jamea Al KautharOther independent school11 to 25261Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)Other independent school5 to 1113Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster CampusOther independent school7 to 1832Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Chadwick High SchoolAcademy alternative provision converter11 to 1684Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed
Stepping Stones SchoolPupil referral unit5 to 1122Standards maintained, February 2025

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.