Community school · Lancashire

Lancaster Ryelands Primary School

4–11Ages
362Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119132URN

Torrisholme Road, Lancaster, LA1 2RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.9 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

75 applications for 44 places · 340th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
23 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 44 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	44	75	1.7	40	0.91
Sep 2025	40	86	2.2	38	0.95
Sep 2024	48	88	1.8	48	1.00
Sep 2023	42	79	1.9	36	0.86
Sep 2022	34	63	1.9	30	0.88
Sep 2021	54	89	1.7	53	0.98
Sep 2020	60	104	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2019	40	74	1.9	36	0.90
Sep 2018	45	90	2.0	44	0.98
Sep 2017	50	86	1.7	46	0.92
Sep 2016	54	91	1.7	44	0.81
Sep 2015	58	69	1.2	37	0.64
Sep 2014	47	74	1.6	42	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 76% · Maths 84% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%222nd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	6%	104	105
2023/24	61%	2%	103	104
2022/23	52%	4%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lancaster Ryelands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
0.9 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

4.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Willow Lane Community Primary School
1.3 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School
1.6 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Castle View Primary Academy
1.9 km · Lancashire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
2.0 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119132 · 888/2021
Capacity: 384 pupils · 362 on roll
Free school meals: 58.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Torrisholme Road, Lancaster, LA1 2RJ
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources