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The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola Holt

location_onLancaster, LA1 3BT

language Visit Website phone 152464686

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

208

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Lancaster, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is a voluntary aided school in Lancaster, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 202 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #1,404 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%

Reading93% LA 73%

Writing83% LA 69%

Maths90% LA 72%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing97% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 4.7

-0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-2.9 to 2.0

1.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 4.3

3.9

Write

LA 0.1

1.7 to 6.1

0.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 65%

Reading96% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.8

Read

LA 0.1

5.4 to 10.2

3.2

Write

LA 0.1

0.9 to 5.5

6.1

Maths

LA 0.0

3.9 to 8.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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04 May 2016

Inspection Report

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02 October 2014

Inspection Report

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24 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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17 May 2010

Inspection Report

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07 December 2006

Inspection Report

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17 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 202 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	198	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils