Primary school

The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • LA1 3BT
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,979 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 50%2017/18: top 15%2018/19: top 53%2022/23: top 12%12% · 2022/232023/24: top 16%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM80% · North West 63%9/10 Top 20%+40.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below+13.5 pts
Reading score109 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%+64.8 pts
Maths score105 · North West 1055/10 Middle+21.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 82% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 79% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 80% · 30 pupils · North West 63%82%63%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 14% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 109 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd160
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026195
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.7%
First language not English28.2%
SEN support6.4%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 52%Boys 48%

92.9% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 62 responses (30.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved96.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71% not applicable72.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year98.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.2% not applicable95.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?25.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 25.8% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school98.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing96.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development96.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.2
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.2
  • Other support 1

Teachers 8.4 FTE · Whole workforce 19.6 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,481
Spend per pupil£7,743
Staff spend per pupil£5,653
Reserve per pupil£499
  • +£97,313revenue reserve
  • −£51,144in-year balance

Grants £7,148 · self-generated £333 · premises £620 per pupil