1
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Lancaster • Lancashire • LA1 4HT
1
25 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Lancaster
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Lancaster. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
52
Outstanding
3
Good
42
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 82% · RI: 10% · I: 2%
2
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School
Morecambe • Lancashire • LA4 6PN
1
11 Nov 2016
3
Nether Kellet Community Primary School
Carnforth • Lancashire • LA6 1HH
1
10 Dec 2014
4
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Carnforth • Lancashire • LA5 0RF
2
18 Jul 2024
5
Arkholme Church of England Primary School
Carnforth • Lancashire • LA6 1AU
2
12 Jun 2024
6
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School
Carnforth • Lancashire • LA6 1BN
2
11 Jun 2024
7
Cawthorne's Endowed School
Lancaster • Lancashire • LA2 9BQ
2
29 Apr 2024
8
Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School
Lancaster • Lancashire • LA2 9AN
2
24 Apr 2024
9
Carnforth Community Primary School
Carnforth • Lancashire • LA5 9LQ
2
18 Mar 2024
10
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Lancaster • Lancashire • LA1 4SE
2
30 Jan 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks 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.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- West End Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 2 • Aug 2022
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School 2 • Jun 2022
- Lancaster Ryelands Primary School 2 • Apr 2022
- Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School 2 • Jan 2022
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School 2 • Jan 2022
- Morecambe Bay Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2021