Lancaster High School
Secondary schoolLancaster High School is a secondary school in Lancaster, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 567 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Lancaster High School was 41.8, against 48.7 in Lancaster and 46.2 in England.
36.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lancaster | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.8 | 48.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36.8% | 52.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.4% | 68.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 106 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Castle View Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 71.6 (2025/26, provisional)920 m
- Chadwick High SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, June 20251 km
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, LancasterPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Our Lady's Catholic CollegeSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lancaster
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).