Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119532URN

Highfield, Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

52 applications for 21 places · 195th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 9 June 2026Published 16 July 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			Expected 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

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
12 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

52 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.4

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	21	52	2.5	20	0.95
Sep 2025	21	55	2.6	21	1.00
Sep 2024	18	63	3.5	17	0.94
Sep 2023	30	81	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2022	29	76	2.6	25	0.86
Sep 2021	30	86	2.9	28	0.93
Sep 2020	30	97	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	95	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2018	29	85	2.9	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	86	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	79	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2015	28	88	3.1	22	0.79
Sep 2014	30	66	2.2	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%209th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	64%	18%	108	106
2023/24	63%	0%	106	104
2022/23	69%	10%	108	105

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 Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Castle View Primary Academy
0.5 km · Lancashire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
1.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
1.6 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

4.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
1.8 km · Lancashire

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Moorside Primary School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Willow Lane Community Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 46%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119532 · 888/3530
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Highfield, Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES
Local authority: Lancashire · Lancaster

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