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Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

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

  • 4–11Ages
  • 201Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 119542URN

Shady Lane, Slyne-with-Hest, Slyne-With-Hest St Luke's Ceps, Lancaster, LA2 6JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.1per place
0.5 above Lancashire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

93 applications for 30 places · 80th of 366 in Lancashire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
74%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected 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

  1. 24 March 2026
    Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
  2. 12 January 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
3.1applications per place, Reception
0.5 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
  3. 2024 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
  4. 2023 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
  5. 2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
  6. 2021 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
  7. 2020 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
  8. 2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
  9. 2018 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
  11. 2016 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
  12. 2015 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
  13. 2014 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.4
More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202630933.1250.83
Sep 202530953.2351.17
Sep 202421813.9211.00
Sep 202329873.0341.17
Sep 202230933.1401.33
Sep 202130852.8321.07
Sep 2020301083.6391.30
Sep 2019301003.3321.07
Sep 201829993.4230.79
Sep 2017401203.0491.23
Sep 2016301023.4290.97
Sep 2015351313.7451.29
Sep 2014331243.8270.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 85% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%87th of 444 in Lancashire
Reading
Expected standard85%
Higher standard44%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard81%
Greater depth11%
Maths
Expected standard85%
Higher standard30%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Lancashire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2574%7%107107
2023/2470%15%108104
2022/2359%4%106104

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

  • 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
119542 · 888/3543
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
239 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals
8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Shady Lane, Slyne-with-Hest, Slyne-With-Hest St Luke's Ceps, Lancaster, LA2 6JL
Local authority
Lancashire · Lancaster

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