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Lancaster Road Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Kirsty Sutton
location_onMorecambe, LA4 5TH
language Visit Website phone 1524410914
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

588

school

Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lancaster Road Primary School is a Community school primary school in Morecambe, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lancaster Road Primary School is a community school in Morecambe, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 519 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #292 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #10,218 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 4 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%
Reading57% LA 73%
Writing65% LA 69%
Maths67% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 58%England 61%
Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 74%
Writing65% LA 70% · Eng 72%
Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 58%England 60%
Reading45% LA 72% · Eng 73%
Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 71%
Maths48% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

98

GPS SS

97

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA -0.2

-6.4 to -3.7

-0.2

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 1.1

-5.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-7.1 to -4.5
2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%England 65%
Reading61% LA 72% · Eng 73%
Writing75% LA 77% · Eng 78%
Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.4 to -0.2

-0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-2.0 to 1.0

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 0.5
2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 65%
Reading53% LA 76%
Writing64% LA 78%
Maths58% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

99

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA 0.1

-4.8 to -1.8

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 0.9

-3.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-4.5 to -1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
S5 Inspection Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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