Schools in Lancaster

• 36open schools
• 25primary
• 6secondary
• 1special school

Schools near Lancaster by distance

Schools whose official address gives Lancaster as the town, in Lancashire, grouped by type.

Nursery schools 1

• Appletree Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 0 to 4 · 78 pupils

  Milking Stile Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5QB

  Ofsted 14 May 2024: Good

Primary schools 25

• Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 498 pupils

  Bowerham Road, Bowerham, Lancaster, LA1 4BS

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Castle View Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 100 pupils

  Keswick Road, Lancaster, LA1 3LE

  Ofsted 26 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Caton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 81 pupils

  Broadacre, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NH

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 171 pupils

  Moorside Road, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9PJ

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Cawthorne's Endowed School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 34 pupils

  Abbeystead Road, Abbeystead, Lancaster, LA2 9BQ

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Good

  Christian

• Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 82 pupils

  Dolphinholme, Dolphinholme Primary School, Lancaster, LA2 9AN

  Ofsted 6 Mar 2024: Good

  Church of England

• Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 199 pupils

  Chapel Street, Galgate, Lancaster, LA2 0JS

  Ofsted 6 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 16 pupils

  Main Street, Hornby, Hornby St. Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Lancaster, LA2 8JY

  Ofsted report card, 14 Jul 2026

  Church of England

• Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 201 pupils

  Highfield, Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 372 pupils

  High Street, Lancaster, LA1 1LD

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

• Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 5 to 11 · 13 pupils

  Lune Road, Lancaster, LA1 5QU

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Lancaster Ryelands Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 362 pupils

  Torrisholme Road, Lancaster, LA1 2RJ

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

• Moorside Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 570 pupils

  Bowerham Road, Newlands, Lancaster, LA1 4HT

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 97 pupils

  Postern Gate Road, Quernmore, Lancaster, LA2 9EL

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 220 pupils

  Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4SE

  Ofsted 7 Nov 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 188 pupils

  Slyne Road, Lancaster, LA1 2JH

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

  Church of England

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

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 201 pupils

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

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 207 pupils

  Bowerham Road, St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster, LA1 4HT

  Ofsted 1 May 2024: Outstanding

  Roman Catholic

• St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 144 pupils

  Aldrens Lane, Lancaster, LA1 2DU

  Ofsted 5 Jun 2024: Requires improvement

  Roman Catholic

• St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 225 pupils

  Pennystone Road, Halton, Penny Stone Road, Lancaster, LA2 6QE

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 28 pupils

  Lowgill, Lancaster, LA2 8RA

  Ofsted 27 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 195 pupils

  Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT

  Ofsted 12 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 12 pupils

  School Lane, Glasson Dock, Lancaster, LA2 0AR

  Ofsted report card, 3 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• Willow Lane Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 199 pupils

  Willow Lane, Lancaster, LA1 5PR

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 62 pupils

  School Lane, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QE

  Ofsted 13 May 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Christian

Secondary schools 6

• Jamea Al Kauthar

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 25 · Girls · 261 pupils

  Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 5AJ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 1,038 pupils

  Regent Street, Lancaster, LA1 1SF

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2022: Good

• Lancaster High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 567 pupils

  Crag Road, Lancaster, LA1 3LS

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

• Lancaster Royal Grammar School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,294 pupils

  East Road, Lancaster, LA1 3EF

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

  Christian

• Our Lady's Catholic College

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 981 pupils

  Morecambe Road, Lancaster, LA1 2RX

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2024: Requires improvement

  Roman Catholic

• Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,755 pupils

  Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022: Outstanding

  Church of England

Special schools 1

• The Loyne Specialist School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 19 · 121 pupils

  Sefton Drive, Lancaster, LA1 2QD

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 2

• Chadwick High School

  Alternative provision · Academy alternative provision converter · ages 11 to 16 · 84 pupils

  Mainway, Skerton, Lancaster, LA1 2AY

  Ofsted 18 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained (predecessor school)

• Stepping Stones School

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 11 · 22 pupils

  Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 4HT

  Ofsted 12 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Other schools 1

• Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus

  Other · Other independent school · ages 7 to 18 · 32 pupils

  Melling Road, Hornby, Lancaster, LA2 8LH

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Independent

Nearby towns

• Morecambe 4.0 miles
• Carnforth 6.0 miles
• Milnthorpe 11 miles
• Grange-over-Sands 13 miles
• Fleetwood 14 miles
• Poulton-le-Fylde 15 miles
• Thornton-Cleveleys 16 miles
• Cumbria 16 miles
• Ulverston 17 miles
• Dalton-in-Furness 18 miles

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