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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • Lancashire • LA1 4HT
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Lancaster
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
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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
Primary • Community school • Morecambe • Lancashire • LA4 6PN
Outstanding
3
Nether Kellet Community Primary School
Primary • Community school • Carnforth • Lancashire • LA6 1HH
Outstanding
4
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Carnforth • Lancashire • LA5 0RF
Good
5
Arkholme Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Carnforth • Lancashire • LA6 1AU
Good
6
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Carnforth • Lancashire • LA6 1BN
Good
7
Cawthorne's Endowed School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • Lancashire • LA2 9BQ
Good
8
Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • Lancashire • LA2 9AN
Good
9
Carnforth Community Primary School
Primary • Community school • Carnforth • Lancashire • LA5 9LQ
Good
10
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Lancaster • Lancashire • LA1 4SE
Good
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.
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