The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Primary schoolThe Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is a primary school in Lancaster, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 195 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 12 March 2025
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 2024/25, 80% of pupils at The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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- Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 71.6 (2025/26, provisional)190 m
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 72.1 (2025/26, provisional)690 m
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Castle View Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
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).