Best Secondary Schools in Lancaster

We checked all 7 secondary schools in Lancaster, Lancashire, and list every one: 5 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
7
Ranked
5
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE 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 27 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Lancashire. Lancashire also has rankings for Preston, Burnley, Accrington, Chorley and all of Lancashire.

Ranked secondary schools in Lancaster

  1. 1

    Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

    Academy, 1,755 pupils, inspected December 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    50.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    58%

  2. 2

    Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,294 pupils, inspected October 2021

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    74.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    98.8%

  3. 3

    Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,038 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    73.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    92.2%

  4. 4

    Lancaster High School

    Academy, 567 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.3%

  5. 5

    Our Lady's Catholic College

    Local authority maintained, 981 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    41.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.8%

Secondary schools in Lancaster without a rank