The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is a primary school located in Lancaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Balmoral Road, Lancaster

School Information

Address: Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT
Website: www.cathedral.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 0152464686
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Holt
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119621

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 1.7 to 6.1
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appletree Nursery School
Milking Stile Lane , LA1 5QB
4out of 4 1,603 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Balmoral Road , LA1 3BT
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
Bowerham Road , LA1 4BS
3out of 4 737 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Highfield , Derwent Road LA1 3ES
3out of 4 753 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School
High Street , LA1 1LD
3out of 4 783 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Primary School
Keswick Road , LA1 3LE
3out of 4 908 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
East Road , LA1 3EF
4out of 4 208 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Regent Street , LA1 1SF
4out of 4 752 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ashton Road , LA1 4RS
4out of 4 1,130 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Central Lancaster High School
Crag Road , LA1 3LS
- not rated 1,168 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2RX
3out of 4 1,187 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Morecambe Road , LA1 2TY
- not rated 3,068 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chadwick High School
Mainway , Skerton LA1 2AY
2out of 4 1,337 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancaster Steiner School
Lune Road , LA1 5QU
- not rated 1,575 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Jamea Al Kauthar
Ashton Road , LA1 5AJ
- not rated 1,650 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Stepping Stones School
Bowerham Road , LA1 4HT
4out of 4 1,832 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Loyne Specialist School
Sefton Drive , LA1 2QD
4out of 4 2,149 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.