Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School
School Lane, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School is a primary school in Lancaster for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 10th of 24 primary schools in Lancaster. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2015.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 January 2015, report published 2 March 2015
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 May 2025
Pupils enjoy their learning at Wray with Botton, where the school's mission is for all pupils to 'feel valued, challenged and encouraged'. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and positive. Pupils feel safe and are well cared for. Governors offer strong support to all members of the school community. The school has high expectations for the achievement of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils respond well to these expectations. They engage successfully with the ambitious curriculum that the school provides. This helps them to achieve well. From the very start, children in the early years are immersed in a language- and number-rich environment. This helps children in the Reception Year to develop a solid foundation in reading and mathematics. Pupils' behaviour is very positive. In lessons, and during lunchtimes and breaktimes, they move around the school calmly and sensibly. Pupils follow the school's values and expectations. The school prepares pupils well for the next steps in their education and for life beyond school. It does this by providing opportunities for leadership, including encouraging older pupils to be 'buddies' to younger pupils and to be members of the active school council, where pupils have a voice.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, including early writing, teaching does not identify and address gaps and misconceptions in some pupils' knowledge well enough. As a result, some pupils are not building on their previous learning as well as they could. The school should refine its approaches to how it checks, and then addresses, deficits in pupils' knowledge.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
62 pupils on roll, with places for 52
Schools near Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 55% met the expected standard |
| Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 42% met the expected standard |
| Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Bentham Community Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Phillips
- Phone
- 01524221337
- Address
- School Lane, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QE
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119362
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.