- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
13 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1192%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 79
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Primary schools in Lancashire
All 554 primary schools in Lancashire. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ormskirk, L39 5AS · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
58 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 203
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold
Wigan, WN8 7HD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
21 first choices, 21 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 106
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR3 5AS · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
30 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 198
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR3 1PB · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 257
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
47 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 208
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
50 first choices, 35 offers made
Met the standard at 1194%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 279
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
16 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1194%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 140
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.0
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley
Chorley, PR7 3JU · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
48 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 317
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
69 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 425
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 92
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
35 first choices, 32 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 191
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster
Lancaster, LA1 4HT · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
38 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 207
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
Blackburn, BB6 8AB · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
44 first choices, 44 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 307
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School
Preston, PR3 5JB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
71 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 378
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School
Leyland, PR26 9HJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Methodist
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
38 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 210
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
18 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 85
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
Rossendale, BB4 5NP · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
17 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 139
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
12 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 103
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average.
4 first choices, 5 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Lancashire 5.2%
- Pupils
- 50
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 204
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch
Rossendale, BB4 9EZ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
31 first choices, 18 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 152
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
32 first choices, 35 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 240
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Lancashire average, low absence.
40 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Lancashire 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 247
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- Primary schools554including 50 special
- Met the standard at 1160.0%
- Good or Outstanding96%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools311 of 554106 Catholic, 178 Church of England
- With a nursery class206take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals24.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Lancashire's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Lancashire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 251 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 20 of 303
- Good: 270 of 303
- Requires improvement: 9 of 303
- Inadequate: 4 of 303
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Lancashire
Half or more are faith schools.
311 of the 554 primary schools in Lancashire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
206 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Lancashire, explained
There are 554 primary schools in Lancashire, teaching 108,214 children. 401 are run by the council and 85 are academies or free schools. Among them are 50 special and 48 independent schools.
96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 20 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
60.0% of pupils in Lancashire met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
24.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,203 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Preston34 primary schools
- Burnley27 primary schools
- Skelmersdale20 primary schools
- Bamber Bridge19 primary schools
- Chorley19 primary schools
- Leyland16 primary schools
- Lancaster15 primary schools
- Fulwood14 primary schools
- Accrington13 primary schools
- Lytham St Anne's13 primary schools
- Nelson12 primary schools
- Rawtenstall11 primary schools
- Morecambe10 primary schools
- Ormskirk9 primary schools
- Penwortham9 primary schools
- Colne8 primary schools
- Fleetwood8 primary schools
- Haslingden8 primary schools
- Bacup7 primary schools
- Clitheroe7 primary schools
- Kirkham7 primary schools
- Thornton7 primary schools
- Oswaldtwistle6 primary schools
- Euxton5 primary schools
- Great Harwood5 primary schools
- Heysham5 primary schools
- Longton5 primary schools
- Adlington4 primary schools
- Barnoldswick4 primary schools
- Burscough4 primary schools
- Clayton-le-Moors4 primary schools
- Coppull4 primary schools
- Padiham4 primary schools
- Poulton-le-Fylde4 primary schools
- Rishton4 primary schools
- Whitworth4 primary schools
- Brierfield3 primary schools
- Carnforth3 primary schools
- Longridge3 primary schools
- Tarleton and Hesketh Bank3 primary schools
- Barrowford2 primary schools
- Bolton-le-Sands2 primary schools
- Cleveleys2 primary schools
- Warton2 primary schools
Other schools in Lancashire
- Secondary schools164 schools
- Nurseries430 schools
- Sixth forms46 schools
- Grammar schools4 schools
- Private schools66 schools
- Special schools70 schools
- Boarding schools7 schools
- Faith schools338 schools
- Catholic schools124 schools
- Church of England schools186 schools
- Muslim schools10 schools
- Girls' schools8 schools
- Boys' schools6 schools
All schools in Lancashire
Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Lancashire?
There are 554 primary schools in Lancashire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Lancashire?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Lancashire on Eduscope are Crawford Village Primary School, Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Our Lady and All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School, Parbold. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Lancashire?
Lancashire has 20 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 270 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Lancashire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Lancashire perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Lancashire, 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Lancashire primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Lancashire is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Lancashire?
When choosing a primary school in Lancashire, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 554 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.