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Best Secondary schools in Lancaster

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 1 Good: 6 Requires improvement: 1 Inadequate: 0

Earliest inspection

22 May 2013

Latest inspection

19 May 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

1.

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Lancaster • LA1 4RS

Last inspected on 8 Feb 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
2.

Lancaster High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Lancaster • LA1 3LS

Last inspected on 29 Oct 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
3.

Morecambe Bay Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Morecambe • LA4 5BG

Last inspected on 29 Oct 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
4.

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Secondary • Academy converter • Lancaster • LA1 1SF

Last inspected on 9 Jan 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
5.

Bay Leadership Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Morecambe • LA3 1AB

Last inspected on 1 Dec 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
6.

Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Secondary • Academy converter • Lancaster • LA1 3EF

Last inspected on 10 Jan 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
7.

Carnforth High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Carnforth • LA5 9LS

Last inspected on 22 May 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
8.

Our Lady's Catholic College
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • LA1 2RX

Last inspected on 19 May 2024 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

Requires improvement