Best Primary Schools in Lancaster

We checked all 27 primary schools in Lancaster, Lancashire, and list every one: 24 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
27
Ranked
24
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Lancaster. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Lancaster also has 7 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Lancashire. Lancashire also has rankings for Preston, Chorley, Burnley, Accrington, Ormskirk and all of Lancashire.

Ranked primary schools in Lancaster

  1. Rank 1

    St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Local authority maintained, 207 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    28%
  2. Rank 2

    Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 82 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    85%
    Higher standard
    15%
  3. Rank 3

    Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 171 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    15%
  4. Rank 4

    Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 199 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    18%
  5. Rank 5

    Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 201 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    7%
  6. Rank 6

    Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 201 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    18%
  7. Rank 7

    Moorside Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 570 pupils, inspected April 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    7%
  8. Rank 8

    The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Local authority maintained, 195 pupils, inspected May 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    3%
  9. Rank 9

    Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 498 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    12%
  10. Rank 10

    Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 62 pupils, inspected January 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    20%
  11. Rank 11

    Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 372 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    7%
  12. Rank 12

    Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 97 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    0%
  13. Rank 13

    Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    7%
  14. Rank 14

    Austwick Church of England VA Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 53 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%
  15. Rank 15

    St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 225 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    6%
  16. Rank 16

    Lancaster Ryelands Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 362 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    6%
  17. Rank 17

    Cawthorne's Endowed School

    Local authority maintained, 34 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%
  18. Rank 18

    Caton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 81 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    0%
  19. Rank 19

    Willow Lane Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 199 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    7%
  20. Rank 20

    Bentham Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 147 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    0%
  21. Rank 21

    Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 16 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    9%
  22. Rank 22

    Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 188 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    3%
  23. Rank 23

    St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Academy, 144 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    33%
    Higher standard
    0%
  24. Rank 24

    Castle View Primary Academy

    Academy, 100 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to good
    Expected standard
    31%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Lancaster without a rank