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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

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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

GPS SS

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

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

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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08 October 2020

Inspection Report

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10 January 2017

Inspection Report

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25 June 2013

Inspection Report

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28 September 2009

Inspection Report

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16 January 2007

Inspection Report

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05 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-06-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-09-28

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.5%(13 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 519 pupils. During this period, there were 23 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	519	23	4.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	519	38	7.3%	0.9%	3
2023/24 (Summer term)	551	20	3.6%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	555	9	1.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	568	15	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	586	17	2.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	588	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	587	4	0.7%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	579	5	0.9%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	584	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	587	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	573	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	568	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	566	5	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	536	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	536	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	542	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	512	3	0.6%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	518	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	515	12	2.3%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	493	6	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	502	5	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	502	8	1.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	470	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	465	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	464	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 48 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 38 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 34 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils